Trump signs One Big Beautiful Bill Act at White House

President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on Friday during Fourth of July celebrations at the White House. Amid cheers from attendees of the ceremony, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., handed Trump the gavel used to enact the bill. Trump hit his desk with it several times and held the signed bill up for all to see.

The president has described the bill as the largest tax cut, spending cut, and border security investment in American history.

How did we get here? The House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon passed the revised One Big Beautiful Bill Act in a 218-214 vote after a marathon overnight session. Two Republicans, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Thomas Massie of Kentucky, joined all Democrats in voting against the budget megabill’s Senate version. The long-contested measure is now headed to President Donald Trump’s desk.

Fitzpatrick said he voted against the bill due to the deeper cuts to Medicaid the Senate added, while Massie cited his concern that the bill would increase deficits and cause inflation. Rep. Keith Self of the House Freedom Caucus said Republican leadership secured several budget hawks’ votes overnight by addressing several spending issues, though the Texas congressman didn’t specify what agreements representatives made.

The vote came after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., broke the House record for the longest speech given using the “magic minute” rule. Jeffries lambasted the bill for 8 hours and 44 minutes before yielding to Speaker Mike Johnson, who, ahead of the vote, encouraged Republicans to pass the measure.

Dig deeper: Read Leo Briceno’s report on Thursday’s House vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.