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After a long delay, the House is voting on a procedural motion, known as a rule, to advance the Trump megabill to the floor for full consideration. This is a high-stakes vote to see if Republicans can move forward on the megabill. It is a five-minute vote, but GOP leaders could hold the vote open for hours to flip holdouts.

Speaker Mike Johnson can afford to lose only three votes with perfect attendance.

Rep. Steve Womack closed out the seven-hour vote, which broke a record in modern congressional history, emphasizing “this is a five-minute vote!” which drew laughter from the chamber.

The procedural vote started a little after 2 p.m. and just wrapped up, surpassing the previous record on Nov. 5, 2021, when Democrats held open a vote for seven hours and six minutes on a GOP motion to adjourn as they tried to secure support for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Build Back Better.

-ABC News’ Lauren Peller, John Parkinson and Arthur Jones II

President Donald Trump is sending an enthusiastic message on social media to Capitol Hill ahead of the House vote on his sweeping spending bill.

He suggested that he had productive conversations all day, and the Republican Party is united going into the vote.

"Let’s go Republicans, and everyone else - MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday night.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

After nearly seven hours of a stalemate on the floor, House Republicans plan to move forward with the rule vote shortly to advance Trump’s megabill. Full attendance is expected in the House. It’s unclear if Republicans will be able to pass the rule.

-ABC News’ Lauren Peller

As the House remains stuck in a staring contest, Speaker Mike Johnson told ABC News he is still hopeful the chamber will pass the president's megabill on Wednesday night.

"Making progress," the speaker told ABC News when asked if he has the votes. "I mean, good conversations and I think we can -- I'm hopeful we can proceed tonight and get this done."

Johnson left the Capitol, telling reporters he was going to pick up his wife and bring her back.

"I'll be right back," he said.

-ABC News' John Parkinson