House Republicans released a so-called manager’s amendment on Wednesday night with tweaks to President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” that emerged from negotiations to rally the GOP rank-and-file around the legislation.
In a post on X, Wall Street Journal reporter Olivia Beavers highlighted what the measure looks like with the last-minute changes:
— SALT deal stays
— Medicaid work requirements moved up to Dec. 2026— Incentives for non-expansion states
— Faster phase out of energy tax credits for wind, solar, and battery storage in 2028 w/ some exceptions
— Changes to federal pension
— Ditching the federal requirement that firearm suppressors must be registered
Posts on social media from journalists also pointed out that several pages in the manager’s amendment dealt with renaming “MAGA accounts,” which are featured in a proposal to create tax-preferred savings accounts for children with $1,000 in seed money, to “Trump accounts.”
One significant point of contention over the past week had been the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap. GOP lawmakers from high-tax blue states protested the $30,000 ceiling originally proposed in the legislation. A deal was reportedly struck to lift the ceiling to $40,000. However, the SALT bargain threatened to alienate other Republican lawmakers.
“Raising the SALT deduction is a bailout for Democrat Governors — paid for by red states with low taxes. Tennesseans should not foot the bill for New York and California’s mismanagement,” said Rep. John Rose (R-TN), who is running for governor of Tennessee.
Now the House Rules Committee is expected to take up the manager’s amendment with the bill. If they advance to the full House, GOP leadership could pave the way for a final vote as early as Thursday.
The bill, which is progressing through Congress via the reconciliation process, aims to provide funding for Trump’s domestic priorities, retain the 2017 tax cuts, and raise the debt limit, “No Tax on Tips,” and more.
With a slim House majority and near-certain Democrat opposition, Republicans can likely afford only a few defectors to send the bill to the Senate. Trump met with House GOP lawmakers, including conservative holdouts, at the White House on Wednesday following the president’s trip to Capitol Hill to urge Republicans to pass the bill on Tuesday.
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House Republicans released a so-called manager’s amendment on Wednesday night with tweaks to President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” that emerged from negotiations to rally the GOP rank-and-file around the legislation.
In a post on X, Wall Street Journal reporter Olivia Beavers highlighted what the measure looks like with the last-minute changes:
— SALT deal stays
— Medicaid work requirements moved up to Dec. 2026— Incentives for non-expansion states
— Faster phase out of energy tax credits for wind, solar, and battery storage in 2028 w/ some exceptions
— Changes to federal pension
— Ditching the federal requirement that firearm suppressors must be registered
Posts on social media from journalists also pointed out that several pages in the manager’s amendment dealt with renaming “MAGA accounts,” which are featured in a proposal to create tax-preferred savings accounts for children with $1,000 in seed money, to “Trump accounts.”
One significant point of contention over the past week had been the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap. GOP lawmakers from high-tax blue states protested the $30,000 ceiling originally proposed in the legislation. A deal was reportedly struck to lift the ceiling to $40,000. However, the SALT bargain threatened to alienate other Republican lawmakers.
“Raising the SALT deduction is a bailout for Democrat Governors — paid for by red states with low taxes. Tennesseans should not foot the bill for New York and California’s mismanagement,” said Rep. John Rose (R-TN), who is running for governor of Tennessee.
Now the House Rules Committee is expected to take up the manager’s amendment with the bill. If they advance to the full House, GOP leadership could pave the way for a final vote as early as Thursday.
The bill, which is progressing through Congress via the reconciliation process, aims to provide funding for Trump’s domestic priorities, retain the 2017 tax cuts, and raise the debt limit, “No Tax on Tips,” and more.
With a slim House majority and near-certain Democrat opposition, Republicans can likely afford only a few defectors to send the bill to the Senate. Trump met with House GOP lawmakers, including conservative holdouts, at the White House on Wednesday following the president’s trip to Capitol Hill to urge Republicans to pass the bill on Tuesday.
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