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What’s in Trump and Senate Republicans’ tax and immigration bill?

The Washington Post · last updated

New tax breaks. Massive spending on border security. Cuts to social safety net programs. Pullbacks on investments to fight climate change. New limits on student loans.

If it becomes law, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans’ massive bill will reshape much of the federal government — and the U.S. economy.

The House narrowly passed the legislation in May and sent it to the Senate, which is set to take up the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as soon as Saturday. Republicans are trying to move quickly to reverse many of President Joe Biden’s legislative accomplishments and cement Trump’s legacy in the tax code, on the U.S.-Mexico border, and in generations-old anti-poverty programs.

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