House Speaker Mike Johnson kept the voting open past midnight, hoping to flip votes|Gage Skidmore|CC BY-SA 2.0
House Republican leaders faced significant resistance late Wednesday as five GOP lawmakers joined Democrats to block a procedural vote on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-and-spending bill.
The legislation, which includes Trump’s 2017 tax cut extensions, no tax on tips and overtime, and large border policy funding, stalled due to internal divisions.
Fiscal conservatives demanded deeper spending cuts, while moderates feared reductions to the social safety net.
House Speaker Mike Johnson kept the voting open past midnight, hoping to flip votes.
Trump urged Republicans to unite, calling it an “easy yes vote.”
The bill, which passed the Senate Tuesday, risks missing Trump’s July 4 deadline if the House fails to act swiftly. Democrats remain united in opposition.
In the process, House Republicans set a record for the longest vote in chamber history, lasting over seven hours and 21 minutes.
The previous record was set in 2021 during a vote on President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan.