With full support of Alabama GOP members, U.S. House passes President Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

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July 3, 2025

On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s signature budgetary package — the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Act — in a party line 218-214 vote, sending the $3.4 trillion measure to the president’s desk to sign just in time for the July 4 holiday deadline.

Each of Alabama’s Republican congressional officials voted in favor of the measure, while Democrat U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) were feckless in stopping it.

Republicans celebrated the long-fought passage as “the largest tax cut in American history.”

✅ The House of Representatives just officially PASSED the One Big Beautiful Bill.

The largest middle-class tax cut in American history — and so much more — is on its way to President Trump's desk.

MAGA! pic.twitter.com/V3U8xhenrS

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 3, 2025

The reconciliation package extends $4.5 trillion in Trump‐era tax cuts set to expire this year; exempts tips, overtime wages and U.S.-made car‐loan interest from income tax; and delivers additional breaks for seniors and small businesses.

On the spending side, it locks in $350 billion for defense modernization, including the “Golden Dome” missile defense system, and pours more than $175 billion into border security — funding 701 miles of wall, river barriers and the recruitment of 3,000 new Border Patrol agents.

“By codifying President Trump’s agenda of cutting taxes and wasteful spending to put more money back in the hands of families and small businesses, fully funding the border wall, and strengthening our national security through military modernization, this legislation puts American families first,” U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) said after its passage.

On the defense front, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong ushered praise for Alabama’s industrial success, particularly those within his district.

“From our space, defense, and manufacturing sectors to our working families, farmers, and small business owners — all of North Alabama will benefit from President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill,” Strong (R-Huntsville) said.

Among those state-based wins included in the final version of the bill were $4.1 billion for two Space Launch System rockets for the Artemis IV and V missions through Fiscal Year 2029, $20 million for Orion and integration of Orion with SLS, and $100 million for construction and infrastructure projects at Marshall Space Flight Center.

Strong also praised protections for Alabama’s 6% hospital provider tax rate and a $500 million slice of a national $50 billion rural health fund.

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, praised the bill as delivering “the America First agenda in a fiscally responsible way.”

Aderholt also highlighted his successful fight to make the Adoption Tax Credit fully refundable for lower- and middle-income families.

“As someone who has long championed pro-life and pro-family policies, I was proud to lead the charge to make the Adoption Tax Credit refundable once again,” Aderholt (R-Haleyville) said.

“No family should be denied the opportunity to adopt a child simply because they can’t afford the upfront cost. This provision ensures that families of modest means receive the same support as wealthier households when they open their hearts and homes to a child in need.”

U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer said his vote was fundamentally a vote against looming tax hikes on the American people.

“I voted for this bill to prevent families from facing a $4 trillion tax hike,” Palmer (R-Hoover) said on Thursday.

“This bill extends President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts that provided economic relief to American families. Without this bill, a family of four could see a $1,695 tax increase, the average taxpayer would see a 22% tax hike, and families would see their child tax credit cut in half. With the provision of no tax on tips or overtime included in this bill, take-home pay for hard working families could increase by over $10,000 per year and working families making between $15,000 and $30,000 would see their taxes cut by 23%.”

Alabama’s two members of Congress representing the Democratic Party were expectedly morose on Thursday. After multiple days of clamoring from Democrats, the bill passed in spite of their wishes.

U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, in his first term representing Alabama’s second congressional district, called the bill “trash,” while longtime lawmaker Terri Sewell said her Republican colleagues, “have perpetrated the greatest betrayal of working families in modern history.”

This big ugly bill is trash. It prioritizes the rich at the expense of everyday Alabamians and everyday Americans. That's why I’m voting no. pic.twitter.com/G8VsRni1EF

— Rep. Shomari C. Figures (@repscfigures) July 2, 2025

Alabama’s House GOP members said on Thursday that they were thankful lawmakers saw through deceptive attempts by Democrats and the mainstream media to frame the bill as counter to the economic interests of working class Americans.

“Despite what many of my Democrat colleagues and the national news media have claimed, this bill does not remove children or veterans from Medicaid or food assistance. What it does do is restore these vital programs to their original purpose — providing a safety net for the poor, pregnant women, children, and individuals with disabilities,” Aderholt said.

Earlier this week, as a byproduct of efforts made by U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), the Senate amended the reconciliation bill to create a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program for FY 2026–30 — including $500 million in formula funds for Alabama (about $9.26 million per rural hospital) and a $25 billion competitive fund for which the state is well-positioned to compete.

“In regard to Medicaid, the Democrats have been lying to the American people to invoke fear. Those who are legally eligible for Medicaid will not have their coverage affected by this bill,” Palmer said on Thursday.

Having cleared both chambers, the One Big Beautiful Bill now heads to President Trump’s desk for his signature, which is expected during Fourth of July White House celebrations.

Once enacted, it will represent the most significant overhaul of the federal tax code and social‐welfare programs of his second term.

Grayson Everett is the editor in chief of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @Grayson270.