In a patriotic display of political strength and national pride, President Donald J. Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law Friday during a July 4 celebration on the South Lawn of the White House.
Surrounded by Republican leaders, military families, and top Cabinet officials, President Trump signed the landmark legislation just before 6 p.m. as two B-2 Spirit bombers escorted by a pair of F-35 fighter jets from Whiteman Air Force Base thundered overhead. In a symbolic gesture of support for the military, Trump invited more than 150 airmen and their families from Whiteman Air Force Base to the White House for the signing.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Attorney General Pam Bondi were among the high-profile officials in attendance, along with dozens of Republican lawmakers who helped shepherd the bill through Congress.
“This is the most popular bill ever signed, maybe in the history of our country,” Trump told the crowd. “It’s beautiful. It’s bold. It’s everything the American people have been waiting for—and it delivers.”
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a sweeping piece of legislation that enshrines much of Trump’s second-term domestic agenda into law. It locks in permanent tax relief, ramps up border enforcement, boosts defense spending, cuts burdensome green energy subsidies, and reins in wasteful government spending—all while strengthening America’s working families.
The bill’s passage came after weeks of closed-door negotiations and unified Republican messaging. The Senate narrowly approved the measure on Tuesday by a 51–50 vote, with Vice President Vance casting the tie-breaking vote after Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, and Rand Paul of Kentucky voted against it. The House passed the bill the following day, 218–214, just in time to meet Trump’s Independence Day deadline.
Key Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
The new law touches nearly every aspect of domestic policy. Among its most notable provisions:
- Permanent Tax Cuts: Extends the Trump-era 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act beyond its 2025 sunset, ensuring lower rates for individuals and families remain in place.
- Tax Breaks for Workers: Exempts up to $25,000 in tip income and up to $25,000 in overtime pay for joint filers from federal taxes. It also allows deductions of up to $10,000 in interest for auto loans on American-made vehicles.
- Social Security Relief: Grants seniors earning under $150,000 per year a $6,000 annual deduction on Social Security income.
- Child Tax Credit Expansion: Increases the child tax credit to $2,200 and makes it permanent.
- Border Security Funding: Devotes $150 billion to immigration enforcement, including $46.5 billion to finish construction of the border wall and $30 billion to fund ICE operations.
- Defense Spending Surge: Allocates $157 billion to military readiness, including missile defense, shipbuilding, and munitions stockpiles.
- Green Energy Cuts: Rolls back subsidies for wind, solar, hydrogen, and electric vehicles, repealing key provisions from the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act.
- Medicaid Reform: Implements work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients and lowers the provider tax in expansion states.
- Rural Hospital Support: Dedicates $50 billion to stabilize rural hospitals amid Medicaid reforms.
- SNAP Reform: Requires states to contribute to food stamp programs and increases their share of administrative costs, with accountability tied to error rates.
- Debt Ceiling Increase: Raises the federal debt ceiling by $5 trillion to avoid default and ensure fiscal stability through 2029.
- SALT Deduction Cap Hike: Increases the cap on state and local tax deductions to $40,000, adjusted annually through 2029.
- Defunds Planned Parenthood: Saves American taxpayers $1 billion by defunding Planned Parenthood for one year.
- Higher Education Reform: Reduces Pell Grants for high-income students and imposes a progressive endowment tax on wealthy universities.
In addition to the domestic wins, Trump used the occasion to highlight recent successes in foreign policy and national security, and closed by celebrating the legislative victory and emphasizing its significance for the country. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now law—and according to Trump, the best is yet to come.
Meanwhile, no Democrats in either chamber of Congress backed the bill. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called the bill “cruel” in floor comments on Thursday, citing the Medicaid and SNAP reforms, which reports suggest could remove millions of illegal beneficiaries from the programs.
However, the One Big Beautiful Bill delivers tax relief and new financial benefits to millions of Americans, including young families and seniors, while reducing federal spending on programs that have drained the American taxpayer for far too long.
