House Passes Final Tax Bill

House Passes Final Tax Bill
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) hold a news conference following passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the Will Rogers Corridor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. on December 19, 2017. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives passed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” on Dec. 19. by a vote of 227–203, with only Republicans voting for the measure. The House will have to do it all over again on the morning of Dec. 20, however.

Senate Democrats raised a point of order claiming a few provisions in the tax bill violated Senate rules, and the parliamentarian agreed. The House re-vote will be on the bill with those three provisions—including the name of the bill—changed.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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