How the Big Beautiful Bill became law: Making the tax cuts permanent

Published July 30, 2026 12:00pm ET | Updated July 30, 2026 1:54pm ET



This time, Republicans said, it was going to be permanent.

Republicans had passed massive tax packages under Presidents George W. Bush in 2001 and Donald Trump in 2017, but most of the provisions were temporary. After Trump won a second term, GOP leaders had a more controversial idea.

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