How the Big Beautiful Bill became law: Getting the votes in the House

Published July 31, 2026 6:00am ET



House Republicans were way down in the count.

They were desperately trying to pass a procedural motion on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to set up a final vote to approve it. The political stakes couldn’t be higher.

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