Which major bills did Congress pass with Trump’s endorsement in 2025?
Executive summary
Congress passed and President Trump signed a sweeping reconciliation package often called the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (the FY2025 reconciliation/tax-and-spending bill), which became law on July 4, 2025 and is described by multiple outlets as a sprawling mix of tax cuts, spending changes and policy shifts central to Trump’s agenda [1] [2] [3]. Analysts project the law raises deficits by roughly $3.2–3.6 trillion over 10 years and contains major provisions such as permanent extensions of 2017 tax rates, new tax breaks and significant changes to energy and defense spending [1] [4] [2] [3].
1. The headline law Trump pushed: “One Big Beautiful Bill” becomes law
Republicans in the 119th Congress packaged core elements of President Trump’s domestic agenda into a single reconciliation bill — widely called the One Big Beautiful Bill — that passed Congress and was signed by Trump on July 4, 2025; outlets and the White House both frame it as the signature legislative accomplishment of his second-term domestic program [1] [5] [3].
2. What’s in it: sweeping tax cuts, spending shifts and administrative priorities
Journalists and the White House describe the law as nearly 900 pages and a sprawling collection of permanent extensions of the 2017 individual tax rates, many new tax breaks and spending cuts or reorders across domestic programs; it also included added funding for defense and deportation-related measures and the phasing out of some Biden-era clean-energy tax credits [2] [3] [5].
3. The fiscal math: large deficit and economic impact estimates
Independent and academic watchers estimate substantial fiscal effects: the Penn Wharton Budget Model reports the reconciliation bill signed by Trump increases primary deficits by about $3.2 trillion over 10 years (and a larger dynamic cost) and projects modest negative effects on GDP over decades; other press summaries place the 10‑year deficit increase in the roughly $3.0–3.6 trillion range [4] [2] [1].
4. Defense and national security provisions: partial alignment and disagreement
Congressional action on defense funding in 2025 showed both alignment and tension with Trump’s requests: a negotiated National Defense Authorization/defense spending decision added roughly $8 billion above Trump’s requested $893 billion — producing about $901 billion in the final package — and lawmakers inserted limits on proposed troop withdrawals in Europe that constrained parts of the administration’s posture [6].
5. Political dynamics: reconciliation, narrow margins and party-line passage
Republicans used the budget reconciliation vehicle to avoid a 60‑vote filibuster and pass the measure with narrow margins; reporting shows the House passed the bill 218–214 and that the Senate used reconciliation instructions earlier in the year, underscoring tight intra‑party management and near‑universal Democratic opposition [1] [2].
6. Administration framing vs. external scrutiny
The White House presents the law as delivering massive middle‑class tax relief, modernization projects (for example a cited $12.5 billion air-traffic-control modernization) and new “Trump accounts” for newborns [5]. Independent analysts and many news outlets emphasize the bill’s benefits skew to higher earners and highlight the large projected increase in federal deficits and cuts to safety‑net programs as central criticisms [4] [2] [3].
7. What this reporting does not say (limits of available sources)
Available sources in this set do not mention a comprehensive list of every individual bill Congress passed with Trump’s endorsement in 2025 beyond the reconciliation/“One Big Beautiful Bill” and the described defense funding negotiations; a full catalog of all major separate statutes or other named congressional measures endorsed by Trump in 2025 is not found in the current reporting provided (not found in current reporting).
8. Bottom line for readers
The central, high‑visibility legislative achievement tied to Trump’s 2025 endorsement was the One Big Beautiful Bill — a package codified into law with major tax, budget and policy changes that analysts say will add roughly $3+ trillion to deficits over a decade and that elicited sharp partisan debate; on defense, Congress accepted higher spending than Trump requested while constraining some of his preferred troop‑movement options [1] [4] [6].