House Passes Tax Bill, Taking a Big Step Toward Tax Reform

The House passed the bill by a vote of 227–205

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is joined by fellow House Republicans for a news conference following the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Nov. 16, 2017. The House passed the tax reform legislation, moving them one step closer to a promised tax cut before the end of the year. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, on Nov. 16.

The Republican-controlled House passed the bill by a vote of 227–205.