One Big Beautiful Bill Act passes House 215-214 and Senate 50-50 with Vice Presidential tie-breaker

H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed the House by a single vote (215-214) and cleared the Senate when the Vice President broke a 50-50 deadlock. Three Republican senators voted against the bill. The legislation was structured as a budget reconciliation measure, which allows the Senate to pass legislation with a simple majority rather than the 60-vote threshold required to break a filibuster. The CBO scored the final package at $2.4 trillion in new deficits over ten years, with roughly $4.2 trillion in gross tax cuts and spending increases offset by approximately $1.8 trillion in spending reductions, primarily from Medicaid, SNAP, and student loan programs. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Rand Paul (R-KY) voted against it. Collins and Tillis cited the bill's changes to Medicaid eligibility as their primary reason for opposing it.