Update: The House advanced the Big Beautiful Bill 219-213.
THE RULE HAS PASSED
219-213
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) July 3, 2025
UPDATE 2:06 AM: Speaker Johnson now predicts a final vote around 8 a.m. or possibly earlier.
JOHNSON now says 8 a.m. final vote https://t.co/wzFBQhCBPi
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) July 3, 2025
UPDATE 2:02 AM: According to Punchbowl News, House GOP leadership now believes the final rule vote can close around 3:30 a.m., with the final vote on the bill expected between 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. — long after most Americans have gone to bed.
As of now, the leadership thinks that they can close the rule vote at 3:30 a.m.
There is an hour of debate on the bill itself. Hakeem Jeffries is expected to take an hour of time on the floor himself. So we are looking at a vote around 5:30-6:30 a.m.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) July 3, 2025
Fox News’s Chad Pergram reported: “Multiple sources say GOP PA Rep. Scott Perry went home to PA. They are waiting for him to return. The holdouts are unwilling to vote until he gets back. They will vote as a bloc.”
Multiple sources say GOP PA Rep Scott Perry went home to PA. They are waiting for him to return. The holdouts are unwilling to vote until he gets back. They will vote as a bloc
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 3, 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson insists he has the votes.
Johnson says he has the votes
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 3, 2025
Johnson: We’ve got lots of intense discussion about almost all the provisions in the bill, but at the end, I mean, we, I believe we’ve delivered the best possible product we could with the small margins we have.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 3, 2025
Johnson: “I don’t want to make history. But we’re forced in these situations. We Our way is to plow through and get it done. And we’ve demonstrated over and over and over that that’s the way to do this, and I think that strategy will pay off in the end.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 3, 2025
UPDATE 12:46 AM: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick immediately left the House floor after casting a last-minute NO vote that helped tank Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.
Republicans now need 9 more YES votes — or just 1 defector to flip.
BREAKING 5 Republicans have voted ‘NO’ on advancing Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill:
– Keith Self
– Andrew Clyde
– Victoria Sparta
– Thomas Massie
– Brian FitzpatrickNOW WE NEED 2 F*CKING RINO’S TO FLIP
TIME TO GET LOUD MAGA pic.twitter.com/yrjGycZbe2
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) July 3, 2025
UPDATE 9:58 PM: According to Chad Pergram, Speaker Johnson told Fox News, “I might keep it open for a while,” noting that some members who haven’t voted are currently “off site” but will return to the Capitol.
On Fox, Johnson says “I might keep it open for a while.” Adds some of the mbrs who have not voted are “off site right now” and will come back to the Capitol
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 3, 2025
Pergram added, “On Fox, Johnson says Trump has talked to mbrs tonight and asked Johnson who he needs to speak to.”
On Fox, Johnson says Trump has talked to mbrs tonight and asked Johnson who he needs to speak to
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 3, 2025
Voting is still ongoing, leaving a crucial window for those four holdouts to be swayed and turn the tide.
UPDATE 9:37 PM: According to Al Jazeera, Ralph Norman flips and announces he will support the bill after receiving assurances from President Trump.
Al Jazeera reported:
Ralph Norman, one of several Republican holdouts who said he would vote against Trump’s bill “unless something changes”, has a short while ago announced he will back it in the procedural vote and final passage.
Norman of South Carolina told reporters on Wednesday that backing the bill is “the right thing to do at the right time”, explaining his change of heart by saying that he had received assurances from Trump that concerns will be addressed.
Norman said the president had given assurances during their meeting at the White House on Wednesday that concerns over the slower phase-out of green energy tax credits, as well as other conservative priorities, would be “dealt with”.
Republicans no longer have the votes needed to pass President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” after four GOP members broke ranks and voted no.
Earlier, faction of Republicans in the House threatened to sink the procedural vote for former President Trump’s signature “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB).
Just one day after the Senate narrowly passed the legislation with Vice President Vance casting the tie-breaking vote, Republican leaders—including Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump—were scrambling to win over dissenting House conservatives fearful of a $3–4 trillion increase in national debt and the rollback of social-safety-net reforms.
According to caucus members, the Senate version “substantially diluted” essential spending cuts in Medicaid and SNAP, abandoned strict fiscal discipline, and grew the deficit far beyond the agreement made in May’s House version.
On Wednesday night, House Resolution 566 failed to advance with zero Republican unity and full Democrat support.
The final vote count:
- Republicans: 203 Yea, 4 Nay
- Democrats: 212 Nay
- Total: 203 Yea, 216 Nay
- 13 Not Voting
#BREAKING: Republicans no longer have the votes to advance Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” as Democrats erupt in cheers and celebrate the sudden shift on the House floor pic.twitter.com/ca1D3sDitj
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) July 3, 2025
These are the four Republicans who voted no on advancing Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill:
- Rep. Keith Self (R‑TX)
- Rep. Andrew Clyde (R‑GA)
- Rep. Victoria Spartz (R‑IN)
- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R‑PA)
Here are the first ten GOP lawmakers who have not yet voted on advancing Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill:
- Rep. Charles “Chip” Roy (R‑TX)
- Rep. Scott Perry (R‑PA)
- Rep. Bob Onder (R-MO)
- Rep. Andy Harris (R‑MD)
- Rep. Mark Green (R‑TN)
- Rep. Josh Brecheen (R‑OK)
- Rep. Tim Burchett (R‑TN)
- Rep. Eric Burlison (R‑MO)
- Rep. Michael Cloud (R‑TX)
- Rep. David Valadao (R‑CA)
Developing…
UPDATE: Speaker Johnson says he will keep the vote open as long as it takes Republicans to take a majority.
JOHNSON says he will keep the rule vote, which is 207-216, open as long as it takes to get the majority.
he is 10 short right now. https://t.co/mhs8UXWskG
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) July 3, 2025
