Vice President JD Vance voted in favor of the bill to break the tie.
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The "Big Beautiful Bill" passed with a vote of 51 to 50 on Tuesday in the Senate, marking another victory for President Donald Trump's agenda as he and the GOP have been working to push the spending and tax package through Congress. Vice President JD Vance broke a tie to pass the bill.
The three Republicans who voted against the bill were Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Rand Paul (R-KY).
"The Senate, being evenly divided, the Vice President votes in the affirmative. The bill as amended is passed," Vance said as he cast the tie-breaking vote on Tuesday. After being passed in the Senate, the bill must go back to the House to be voted on again as amended. If passed again in the lower chamber, it will then go to the president's desk to be signed.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) as well as the other Republican leadership in the House said in a joint statement upon the passage of the bill in the Senate, "The House will work quickly to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill that enacts President Trump’s full America First agenda by the Fourth of July. The American people gave us a clear mandate, and after four years of Democrat failure, we intend to deliver without delay."
"Republicans were elected to do exactly what this bill achieves: secure the border, make tax cuts permanent, unleash American energy dominance, restore peace through strength, cut wasteful spending, and return to a government that puts Americans first. This bill is President Trump’s agenda, and we are making it law. House Republicans are ready to finish the job and put the One Big Beautiful Bill on President Trump’s desk in time for Independence Day," the Speaker added.
Ahead of the vote, there were a number of amendments proposed going from Monday into Tuesday in a vote-a-rama leading up to the final vote. Democrats attempted to delay the vote from taking place over the weekend after the package was able to clear a procedural vote on Saturday evening. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer motioned for the nearly 1,000-page bill to be read out loud by the clerk, which took approximately 16 hours.
Clerks started reading the bill at 11:08 pm on Saturday night and then finished at 3:03 pm on Sunday afternoon. Vice President JD Vance arrived at Congress on Tuesday morning in case a vote tie needed to be broken on the vote, which he ultimately did.
Vance had walked to Congress on Saturday night for the procedural vote as well when Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Rick Scott (R-FL) were holding out on the vote as they spoke to Senate Majority Leader Thune in his office. However, Vance’s vote was not needed at the time when the three lawmakers voted to advance the bill.
Last week, a number of provisions were removed from the bill after Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough determined that the portions of the legislation did not follow the "Byrd Rule," a legislative rule involved in the budget reconciliation process to remove provisions the parliamentarian says cannot be passed with a simple majority vote. Some of those provisions involved reforms to Medicaid, the blocking of federal funds from going to sex change operations for children, as well as many others.
She also removed a tax exemption for religious schools' endowments, as well as a measure that would have deregulated gun silencers and some concealed firearms.
The three Republicans who voted against the bill were Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Rand Paul (R-KY).
"The Senate, being evenly divided, the Vice President votes in the affirmative. The bill as amended is passed," Vance said as he cast the tie-breaking vote on Tuesday. After being passed in the Senate, the bill must go back to the House to be voted on again as amended. If passed again in the lower chamber, it will then go to the president's desk to be signed.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) as well as the other Republican leadership in the House said in a joint statement upon the passage of the bill in the Senate, "The House will work quickly to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill that enacts President Trump’s full America First agenda by the Fourth of July. The American people gave us a clear mandate, and after four years of Democrat failure, we intend to deliver without delay."
"Republicans were elected to do exactly what this bill achieves: secure the border, make tax cuts permanent, unleash American energy dominance, restore peace through strength, cut wasteful spending, and return to a government that puts Americans first. This bill is President Trump’s agenda, and we are making it law. House Republicans are ready to finish the job and put the One Big Beautiful Bill on President Trump’s desk in time for Independence Day," the Speaker added.
Ahead of the vote, there were a number of amendments proposed going from Monday into Tuesday in a vote-a-rama leading up to the final vote. Democrats attempted to delay the vote from taking place over the weekend after the package was able to clear a procedural vote on Saturday evening. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer motioned for the nearly 1,000-page bill to be read out loud by the clerk, which took approximately 16 hours.
Clerks started reading the bill at 11:08 pm on Saturday night and then finished at 3:03 pm on Sunday afternoon. Vice President JD Vance arrived at Congress on Tuesday morning in case a vote tie needed to be broken on the vote, which he ultimately did.
Vance had walked to Congress on Saturday night for the procedural vote as well when Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Rick Scott (R-FL) were holding out on the vote as they spoke to Senate Majority Leader Thune in his office. However, Vance’s vote was not needed at the time when the three lawmakers voted to advance the bill.
Last week, a number of provisions were removed from the bill after Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough determined that the portions of the legislation did not follow the "Byrd Rule," a legislative rule involved in the budget reconciliation process to remove provisions the parliamentarian says cannot be passed with a simple majority vote. Some of those provisions involved reforms to Medicaid, the blocking of federal funds from going to sex change operations for children, as well as many others.
She also removed a tax exemption for religious schools' endowments, as well as a measure that would have deregulated gun silencers and some concealed firearms.
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