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Trump 2025 legislative agenda in Congress
One page that accretes the verified record as the story develops. Every fact keeps its date and its sources.
571 DAYS
51 FACTS
95 EVENTS
5 SOURCES
FIRST ENTRY JAN 27
AUG 20 · Day 571
Treasury proposes low-cost investment rules for Trump Accounts
“By emphasizing straightforward, low-cost investment options, the proposed guidance would allow children to benefit more fully from decades of compound growth and ensure that a greater share of investment returns remain in their accounts,”
U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
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AUG 02 · Day 553
Senate finalizes funding patch to block Trump's grant overhaul
Rosa DeLauro said the Senate version is a clear improvement over the House-passed bill.
The Senate proposal includes language ensuring no new funding goes to immigration enforcement agencies.
Chuck Schumer called the Senate plan a responsible path forward.
JUL 23 · Day 543
US House passes $1.15 trillion defense bill expanding Israel cooperation
Chuck Schumer called the NDAA a "permission slip" for the government's war on Iran.
Senate Democrats blocked debate on the NDAA in a vote the week prior.
Six Democrats voted in favor of the bill.
JUL 11 · Day 531
Bipartisan US housing bill becomes law without Trump's signature
The new law includes more than 45 provisions aimed at increasing development of affordable housing by removing regulatory barriers and streamlining environmental reviews.
Senate GOP leaders have repeatedly stated that the elections bill does not have enough support to pass.
Trump posted on Truth Social that he would not sign the Housing Bill in protest over the Senate's failure to pass the SAVE America Act.
“I will not sign the Housing Bill, which has been fully approved by Congress and sent to the White House, in protest over the fact that the United States Senate is not capable of passing the Save America Act,”
DONALD TRUMP
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JUL 10 · Day 530
Major housing affordability bill becomes law without Trump's signature
The housing affordability bill is described as sweeping and bipartisan.
A bipartisan housing affordability bill became law on Saturday, July 10, 2026.
President Donald Trump refused to sign the housing affordability bill.
JUN 09 · Day 499
Ways and Means chair warns he won't support next reconciliation bill without tax provisions
JUN 09 · Day 499
Republicans urge Trump to retreat on Pulte to save spy law
MAR 18 · Day 416
Republican divisions over Senate elections bill
MAR 17 · Day 415
Republican voting bill advances to Senate floor
MAR 16 · Day 414
Senate SAVE Act showdown begins
MAR 08 · Day 406
Trump vows legislative blockade until SAVE America voter-ID bill is passed
FEB 10 · Day 380
US House approves housing bill
FEB 09 · Day 379
Tom Cole pulls off House appropriations deal
FEB 09 · Day 379
Republicans prepare to punt on DHS funding
JAN 26 · Day 365
$16B in earmarks helps clinch federal funding deal
JAN 08 · Day 347
House declines to override Trump veto of Colorado water pipeline bill
JAN 05 · Day 344
House-Senate conference releases CJS, E&W, and Interior appropriations bills
DEC 09 · Day 317
Senate Republicans to vote on Cassidy-Crapo health proposal Thursday
DEC 04 · Day 312
Mike Johnson scrambles to pass Pentagon bill amid GOP dissent
DEC 01 · Day 309
Jeffries says Johnson tanked Trump's health care proposal
NOV 20 · Day 298
Thune and Johnson at odds over legislative agenda
OCT 14 · Day 261
Capitol agenda roundup: Senate stalls, ACA buzz builds
SEP 22 · Day 239
Democrats use shutdown threat for leverage
SEP 21 · Day 238
Democratic leaders demand meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms
SEP 19 · Day 236
Senate rejects both parties' bills to avoid government shutdown
SEP 02 · Day 219
Congress returns from recess amid shutdown deadline and Epstein files
SEP 02 · Day 219
Capitol agenda roundup: Epstein, Trump crime bill, and shutdown talks
SEP 02 · Day 219
Murkowski criticizes White House pocket rescission proposal
AUG 29 · Day 215
Trump attempts to wrest spending power from Congress amid shutdown threat
JUL 21 · Day 176
Democrats debate shutdown strategy
JUL 07 · Day 162
Analysis: Trump bill health effects won't be felt until after midterms
JUL 07 · Day 162
Trump promotes One Big Beautiful Bill as win for workers and farmers
JUL 06 · Day 161
Analysis: Trump's megabill impact on job market
JUN 26 · Day 151
Thune says Senate won't overrule parliamentarian on tax bill
JUN 26 · Day 151
House GOP holdouts threaten revolt over tax bill
JUN 26 · Day 151
Profile of Senate parliamentarian's role in tax bill
JUN 25 · Day 150
Senators question Trump plan to cut federal funds for PBS and NPR
JUN 25 · Day 150
Analysis of impact of Trump's budget bill
JUN 24 · Day 149
GOP plan to sell federal lands found to violate Senate rules
JUN 24 · Day 149
Senate Republicans scramble over CFPB cuts in GOP megabill
JUN 19 · Day 144
Goldman Sachs warns Trump spending plan won't prevent unsustainable national debt
JUN 17 · Day 142
Poll shows GOP budget bill faces nearly 2-to-1 opposition
JUN 17 · Day 142
Senate GOP tax and spending bill: Medicaid cuts, tax credits, and timeline challenges
JUN 14 · Day 139
Capitol Hill negotiations on megabill deal
JUN 09 · Day 134
Trump promotes $1,000 'Trump Accounts' for newborns at White House event
JUN 08 · Day 133
Analysis of spending in Trump's Big Beautiful Bill
JUN 05 · Day 130
Trump says he is disappointed in Elon Musk's attacks on GOP bill
JUN 05 · Day 130
White House mythbuster on Big Beautiful Bill spending cuts
JUN 05 · Day 130
Senate Chairman Cruz releases budget reconciliation text
JUN 04 · Day 129
Elon Musk criticizes Trump's spending bill and pushes national debt agenda
JUN 03 · Day 128
Revenge tax in the tax bill and potential dollar impact
JUN 02 · Day 127
States and plans warn of Obamacare chaos from GOP megabill
MAY 22 · Day 116
GOP megabill negotiations and release of Trump agenda bill
MAY 21 · Day 115
Trump tax bill could raise costs for New York businesses
MAY 21 · Day 115
House GOP proposes nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid and food stamp cuts
MAY 21 · Day 115
House Republicans and SALT caucus negotiate tax bill agreement
MAY 20 · Day 114
Trump's tax and immigration bill contents overview
MAY 20 · Day 114
Trump urges divided Republicans to unify behind tax cuts bill
MAY 20 · Day 114
Trump fails to convince SALT caucus on tax bill
MAY 18 · Day 112