The GOP tax reform bill will likely be headed to the president’s desk after a final vote by the House today. It passed in the Senate overnight on a 51 to 48 party-line vote, but House members will have to approve it again because of some procedural issues.
The U.S. Senate passed the most sweeping rewrite of the nation's tax laws in more than three decades early Wednesday, all but ensuring the bill will soon become law.
The vote also likely helped hand President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans a major year-end legislative triumph.
The final vote, shortly before 1 a.m. EST, was 51-48, with no Democrats voting in favor of the bill and all Republicans supporting it.
Pres. Trump tweeted soon after the votes came in: