More than 20 House Republicans are threatening to tank the reconciliation budget package that was narrowly approved by the Senate on Tuesday, just days before a self-imposed July 4 deadline to get the signature legislation of President Donald Trump’s second term to his desk.

The Senate made several changes before passing its amended version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, needing a tiebreaking vote by Vice President JD Vance to keep it afloat. The House must pass the Senate version, and if it makes any changes, it has to go back to the Senate for a vote.

The changes left House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., frustrated, leaving him just days to flip GOP holdouts and clear procedural hurdles to get the legislation to Trump’s desk.

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