Trump’s ‘Beautiful-for-Billionaires Betrayal Bill’ still doesn’t have ‘complete bill text’ to vote on
President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill” is drawing fresh criticism—not just for its controversial content or the wave of public protests it has ignited over the past several weeks, but also because, according to key lawmakers, the legislation still doesn’t fully exist in finalized form.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) took to X on Monday to highlight what he described as a stunning legislative failure.
“As GOP starts vote-a-rama on their Beautiful-for-Billionaires Betrayal Bill, they still don’t have complete bill text,” he wrote. “Yup, still NO BILL—they’re still corralling members and negotiating with parliamentarians. What a mess.”
Despite the lack of a finished version, Senate Republicans have moved forward with the amendment process in a bid to meet Trump’s deadline.
The skeletal framework currently being debated outlines massive cuts—over $1 trillion—from key social safety net programs, including Medicaid, SNAP, and clean energy tax credits.
Simultaneously, the bill expands and deepens the 2017 Trump-era tax cuts for the wealthy, proposes slight tax increases on the bottom 60% of earners, and boosts funding for border security.
Independent analyses suggest the bill would add approximately $2.4 trillion to the national deficit, though GOP leaders have largely dismissed or minimized those forecasts.
If the Senate passes the amended version, it must return to the House for a second vote—where it could face even greater turbulence.
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Several provisions that were promised to secure votes from both the House Freedom Caucus and moderate Republicans in swing districts reportedly failed to make it into the Senate’s draft. This disconnect threatens to fracture the fragile coalition that allowed the original House version to pass in the first place.
With the July 4th deadline fast approaching and major policy disagreements still unresolved, the bill’s path to becoming law remains deeply uncertain—raising further questions about the Republican leadership’s handling of one of Trump’s signature legislative pushes.