Key provisions in Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful' bill
After weeks of closed-door negotiations over the sprawling text and several day-and-night debates, the House of Representatives narrowly approved a final version of the bill.
Mr Trump is set to sign the bill into law tomorrow, on Independence Day.
Here are some key provisions in the 869-page text:
Taxes
Income tax cuts passed under Mr Trump's first term become permanent
Creates new tax deductions for tips and overtime pay - a major Trump campaign pledge - but only through 2028
Allows businesses to immediately deduct research and development expenses
Temporarily quadruples a tax deduction for state and local taxes (SALT)
Immigration crackdown
$46.5 billion (€39.5b) for border infrastructure, including wall construction
$45 billion to create an additional migrant detention facilities with 100,000 beds
New funds to hire 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers
Creates new fines for asylum seekers and migrants caught trying to illegally enter the country
Clean energy cuts
Rolls back clean energy tax credits from former president Joe Biden's own marquee spending bill, the Inflation Reduction Act
Phases out federal subsidies for new wind and solar energy projects if they do not enter service before 2028 or if construction begins more than one year after the bill's enactment
Ends a $7,500 tax credit for EV purchases after September 30, 2025 -- drawing particular ire from Trump's former top ally, Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Creates a tax credit for producing metallurgical coal, used largely in steel production
Debt Limit
Increases nation's borrowing limit by $5 trillion
Creates new restrictions on welfare for the poor and disabled, particularly the Medicaid health insurance program and SNAP food assistance program
Requires able-bodied individuals under age 65 and without young children to work at least 80 hours per month to receive Medicaid or SNAP
Creates $50 billion, five-year fund to support rural hospitals to partially offset larger cuts
Women's health
Blocks federal funding for one year to Planned Parenthood, a nationwide women's health organization often targeted by Republicans over its abortion services.
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