Trump helped Speaker Mike Johnson pressure GOP holdouts into flipping their no votes to allow the measure to go forward in time to meet the president's self-imposed July Fourth deadline.
The House convened at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday to start consideration of the Trump megabill.
The rule vote, a procedural motion to advance the measure, will occur in the 11 a.m. ET hour. If the rule passes, there will be debate on the bill and final passage timing remains unclear.
Several Republican holdouts have already said they plan to oppose to procedural vote, including House Freedom Caucus chairman Andy Harris from Maryland and South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman.
The dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible in reflection, July 2, 2025 in Washington.
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Jul 02, 2025, 9:05 AM EDT
Trump urges Republicans to pass his bill: 'We've got all the cards'
President Trump urged lawmakers to pass his megabill in a new social media post on Wednesday morning, saying that because of "GROWTH," it will be "one of the most successful pieces of legislation ever passed."
"THIS GROWTH has already begun at levels never seen before," Trump said in the post on his conservative social media platform, Truth Social.
President Donald Trump speaks with the press on board Air Force One as he travels from Ochopee, Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, July 1, 2025.
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Trump also touted his tariff policy and said that the U.S. "will make a fortune this year, more than any of our competitors, but only if the Big, Beautiful Bill is PASSED!"
"Republicans, don’t let the Radical Left Democrats push you around. We’ve got all the cards, and we are going to use them," Trump added in the post.
Jul 02, 2025, 3:11 AM EDT
House Rules Committee advances megabill to floor
The House Rules Committee voted 7-6 to advance President Donald Trump's megabill early on Wednesday, sending the legislation to the floor for consideration.
The Capitol building is seen as a thunderstorm rolls through Washington, D.C., U.S., on July 1, 2025.
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Republican Reps. Ralph Norman and Chip Roy sided with Democrats in voting against the measure in committee, the body having met for nearly 12 hours.
The House will next debate the measure with the hopes of holding a vote by Independence Day.
The lower chamber will convene for legislative business at 9 a.m. Wednesday, with debate followed by floor action, first on the rule vote.
Several hardliners are expected to vote against the procedural motion to advance the legislation, which could potentially put the House at a standstill.
-ABC News' Lauren Peller and Alex Ederson
Jul 02, 2025, 1:50 AM EDT
20 states sue Trump admin for sharing health data with ICE
Twenty states have filed a lawsuit challenging what they said was the Department of Health and Human Services' "decision to provide unfettered access to individual personal health data" to the Department of Homeland Security and, by extension, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Federal authorities detain a man after attending a court hearing at immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on July 1, 2025 in New York City.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleged in a statement published Tuesday that President Donald Trump's administration had violated federal privacy laws -- including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act -- by releasing the data.
"Attorney General Bonta and the coalition argue that the mass transfer of this data violates the law and ask the court to block any new transfer or use of this data for immigration enforcement purposes," the statement said.
"The Trump administration has upended longstanding privacy protections with its decision to illegally share sensitive, personal health data with ICE," Bonta said.
"In doing so, it has created a culture of fear that will lead to fewer people seeking vital emergency medical care," Bonta continued.
"I'm sickened by this latest salvo in the president's anti-immigrant campaign. We're headed to court to prevent any further sharing of Medicaid data -- and to ensure any of the data that's already been shared is not used for immigration enforcement purposes," he added.
