Still, will the changes be sufficient to win the support of GOP rank and file?
May 22, 2025
By Catholics for Catholics
On a last-minute change that took place Wednesday night, House Republicans released a manager’s amendment to President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” that came out of the negotiations to unite the GOP around the legislation, according to the Daily Wire.
According to the Daily Wire, Olivia Beavers, a Wall Street Journal reporter, posted on X the measure with the changes:
— SALT deal stays
— Medicaid work requirements moved up to Dec. 2026
— Incentives for non-expansion states
— Faster phase out of energy tax credits for wind, solar, and battery storage in 2028 w/ some exceptions
— Changes to federal pension
— Ditching the federal requirement that firearm suppressors must be registered
Other posts from reporters also indicated that several pages in the manager’s amendment dealt with renaming “MAGA accounts,” which are featured in a proposal to create tax-preferred savings accounts for children with $1,000 in seed money, to “Trump accounts,” according to the Daily Wire.
At issue had been SALT, the state and local tax deduction cap. Republican legislators from blue states with higher taxes complained about the $30,000 ceiling that was proposed in the initial legislation. Supposedly a deal had been reached to lift the ceiling to $40,000, but the SALT bargain threatened to distance other Republicans.
Currently the House Rules Committee is expected to take up the manager’s amendment with the bill. If they proceed to the full House, GOP leadership could make way for a final vote.
“Raising the SALT deduction is a bailout for Democrat Governors — paid for by red states with low taxes. Tennesseans should not foot the bill for New York and California’s mismanagement,” said Rep. John Rose (R-TN), who is running for governor of Tennessee.
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