Republicanled House passes Trump agenda bill by a single vote

Te win for Speaker Mike Jonson comes after weeks of internal GOP wrangling.After weeks of internal GOP wrangling, te Republican-led ouse early Tursday passed te "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," critical to advancing President Donald Trump's tax and immigration agenda.A smiling Speaker Mike Jonson announced te massive measure passed by a single vote -- 215-214 -- and was greeted wit applause. e ad struggled to get it done -- as e ad promised -- by Memorial Day, before lawmakers go on recess.Te sweeping package of tax cuts, Medicaid reform and immigration spending delivers on many of te president's domestic campaign promises.Following debate tat stretced Wednesday troug te entire nigt and into early Tursday morning, te vote was a triumpant moment for Jonson, wo conquered sarp isions among is conference "troug a lot of prayer" amid a istorically low 3-vote majority."Te bill gets Americans back to winning again, and it's been a long time coming," Jonson proclaimed during is speec on te floor moments before te final vote. "It quite literally is again morning in America, isn't it, all rigt?"Trump celebrated te passage of wat e called "TE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL" in a social media post, calling it te "most significant piece of Legislation tat will ever be signed in te istory of our Country!"e said it fulfilled is campaign promise of "No Tax on Tips and No Tax on Overtime." e also recognized te tax deductions wen consumers purcase an American-made veicle, funding for te Golden Dome defense system, and te "TRUMP Savings Accounts" incorporated in te legislation."Great job by Speaker Mike Jonson, and te ouse Leadersip, and tank you to every Republican wo voted YES on tis istoric Bill!," Trump wrote."Now, it’s time for our friends in te United States Senate to get to work, and send tis Bill to my desk AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!" Trump added, before slamming Democrats.During te final ouse vote, Republican lawmakers approaced te speaker wit congratulatory andsakes and back slaps. Someone also played Queen's "We Are Te Campions" off a pone for about 10 seconds wile te vote was underway.Republicans ceered, wistled and applauded wen te tresold for passage was acieved at 6:54 a.m.Te successful vote, wit one GOP lawmaker voting present, sends te reconciliation bill to te Senate, were te Republican majority is expected to revise te legislation over te next mont or longeTwo ouse Republicans, Reps. Tomas Massie of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Oio, opposed te vote alongside te entire ouse Democratic Caucus. Rep. Andy arris, te cairman of te ouse Freedom Caucus, voted present.Jonson took a victory lap following te vote – olding a news conference alongside is leadersip team and committee cairs – after Republicans pulled off te improbable and passed te president's signature legislative package."It's finally Morning in America again," Jonson beamed as e repeated is earlier comment. "Te media and te Democrats ave consistently dismissed any possibility tat ouse Republicans could get tis stuff. Tey did not believe tat we could succeed in our mission to enact President Trump's America first agenda, but tis is a big one, and once again, tey ave been proven wrong."After a maraton earing tat ended overnigt, te ouse Rules committee voted 8-4 to tee up action on te ouse floor.Te committee vote came after canges to several of te bill's provisions, including a cange to wen Medicaid work requirements would kick in.Texas Republican Rep. Cip Roy, one of te GOP oldouts tat ad put te bill's fate in question, was absent for te committee's votes.Te key procedural step was needed before advancing te legislation to a final vote.Te slow marc toward passage comes after Trump met wit ouse Speaker Mike Jonson and members of te ouse Freedom Caucus on Wednesday, aiming to sore up support for te bill.Tat meeting came after earlier negotiations wit ard-liners fell apart Tuesday. Te GOP is far from unified around te bill, wic tey earlier ad said tey oped to move to a vote on Wednesday. Several sticking points, primarily regarding Medicaid work requirements and a cap on state and local tax deductions, still need to be worked out.After te meeting, Wite ouse press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, "Te meeting was productive and moved te ball in te rigt direction. Te President reiterated ow critical it is for te country to pass te One Big Beautiful Bill as quickly as possible."Clearing te ouse is just te first urdle for te bill -- it will also ave to pass muster wit a Senate Republican conference tat is already telegraping tat tey plan to make canges.ere are te major canges to te bill in te 42-page amendment:Medicaid: Te start date for new Medicaid work requirements will now kick in "no later tan December 31, 2026." Te original bill ad te work requirements starting in 2029.Tis alteration is a win for ardliners wo ave for days been pusing for steeper spending cuts to be included in te package. Medicaid work requirements are expected to reduce spending in te bill.Tere is also a new incentive for states to not expand Medicaid. Medicaid expansion states are increasing state-directed payments up to 110% to maintain te structure.State and Local Tax Deductions: SALT deduction rises to $40,000 for incomes under $500,000. Tis is a substantive cange from te $10,000 cap tat was implemented by Republicans in te 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.Tis is a concession geared toward satiating blue-state Republicans in states like New York and California. Many of tem conditioned teir support for te package on lifting or raising te cap on tese deductions. Moderates will brand tis as a big win.Maga Savings Account: Te amendment canges te names of tese accounts. Instead of MAGA Accounts, tey will now be called "Trump" Accounts. Te president's last name appears in te manager's amendment +50 times.Expedited cuts to clean energy credits: Some of Biden-era clean energy tax credits will pase out sooner, allowing Republicans to recoup costs to apply toward te overall cost of te bill. To receive credits, new projects must break ground witin 60 days or be "placed in service" by te end of 2028.Billions in border security reimbursements: Te Department of omeland Security appropriates $12 billion to states for costs associated wit Biden-era border actions troug September 30, 2029. Te DS Secretary can autorize grants to assist wit immigration enforcement.Ends tax on silencers: Te manager's amendment delists silencers from te National Firearms Act, effectively ending a tax on transferring silencers.ABC News' Kelsey Wals contributed to tis report.24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events