Senate Republicans Release Updated Draft of Megabill as Deadline Nears

Differences between House and Senate versions of the bill had threatened to delay full implementation of Trump’s second-term agenda.
Senate Republicans Release Updated Draft of Megabill as Deadline Nears
(L) Elect Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) after the Senate Republican leadership election on Nov. 13, 2024; (R) House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during the GOP weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on Nov. 19, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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WASHINGTON—Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) released a revised version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on June 27 in hopes of gaining agreement on the legislation among Republicans in both the Senate and the House.
The revisions come after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that several provisions were ineligible for passage under the filibuster-proof reconciliation process. A previous draft had drawn criticism from some members in both chambers as Senate Republicans race to pass the 1,000-page budget reconciliation, seen as critical for implementing President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda.