Wednesday, 09 July 2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson Faces GOP Revolt Over ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Passed By Senate, House Republican Proposes To Replace With House Version

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Although the Senate narrowly passed the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ in a 51-50 vote, House Speaker Mike Johnson will face difficulties getting the legislation to President Trump’s desk.

BREAKING: Senate Votes On ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Multiple House Republicans aren't pleased with the Senate version of the bill.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) went so far as proposing an amendment to scrap the version passed by the Senate and return to the bill the House passed in late May.

"I don’t work for the Senate parliamentarian. I work for the PEOPLE. That’s why I just filed an amendment to delete their dud and replace it with the strong House bill we passed weeks ago," Ogles said.

"The Senate’s version of the Big Beautiful Bill guts key Trump provisions—all at the behest of an unelected parliamentarian," he added.

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Ogles made a series of posts criticizing the bill passed by the Senate.

"The Senate CAVED to an unelected staffer appointed by a Democrat and rushed through an unfinished bill just so they could go home for July 4th. Their bill forces Tennesseans to pay for illegal aliens’ healthcare. The House bill ended this. Why did the Senate keep it in?" Ogles wrote.

"The Senate just dramatically increased the amount Tennesseans are forced to subsidize state and local taxes for wealthy people in blue states. How is that a win?" he said in another post.

"The Green New Deal is still alive in the new Senate bill," Ogles commented.

"Yes, you’re paying for more windmills. My amendment will scrap the Senate’s joke of a bill and replace it with something that actually delivers Trump’s agenda," he added.

"The Green New Deal needs to die. The House passed OBBB brings the critical wins, the Senate’s falls short," he added.

Ogles wasn't the lone House Republican to voice opposition to the Senate version of the 'Big, Beautiful Bill.'

Fox News explained:

Ogles and other Republicans took issue Tuesday with the Senate parliamentarian's rulings on whether aspects of the GOP spending package fall within the necessary guidelines to qualify for reconciliation's simple majority passage threshold. One of those decisions included requiring a provision that excludes illegal immigrants from Medicaid eligibility to obtain a super majority, as opposed to the reconciliation's simple majority.

"We have the majority in the Senate, we should be acting like it," Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, posted on X Tuesday. "The truth is, there are multiple Senators happy to let the parliamentarian act as a foil to preserve the status quo. That’s not leadership, that’s service to the swamp."

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The Senate began its amendment process to the House's version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Monday, and lawmakers put forth numerous amendments. After the Senate finished with its amendments, it voted Tuesday afternoon to advance the bill back to the House chamber for approval.

Ogles' office did not respond to questions about whether his amendment to revert the Senate version back to the original House version also means he does not intend to vote in favor of the current Senate version.

Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., has indicated he does not expect to vote for the Senate version and opposes advancing it. And Roy warned that the odds of passing the spending package before the July 4 deadline after the Senate altered the House's version "are a h*** of a lot lower than they were even 48 hours ago."

Both Roy and Norman are on the powerful House Rules Committee, which must approve the Senate's version for the bill to advance. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., told Fox News Tuesday he does not believe the Rules Committee vote will pass right away.

"The changes the Senate made to the House passed Beautiful Bill, including unacceptable increases to the national debt and the deficit, are going to make passage in the House difficult," Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) said.

"I am willing to work through the 4th to make sure this bill is better for America’s children tomorrow by spending less today. We cannot in good faith pass a bill through our chamber that hinges on cut corners and earmarks. The American people won’t stand for it," he added.

Altogether, it's believed there are possibly over 20 House Republicans who may vote against the bill.

Axios further described the challenges Johnson will face:

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing an explosion of internal anger among his members over the Senate's changes to President Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

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The speaker has just days to pass the bill before Republicans' self-imposed July 4 deadline — which will require flipping dozens of "no" votes and overcoming numerous procedural hurdles.

"We knew the Senate would amend the House product. I encouraged them to amend it as lightly as possible. They went a little further than many of us would have preferred," Johnson told reporters on Tuesday.

"Our bill has been completely changed. ... It's a non-starter," Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) bemoaned to reporters on Tuesday.


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