The U.S. House of Representatives late Wednesday failed to adopt the procedural rule required to bring President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” to the floor, after a bloc of Republican defectors joined unified Democratic opposition. The vote was 207 in favor and 216 against, three shy of the 217 needed for approval, stalling the flagship legislative package despite the GOP’s nominal 220-212 majority. Republican Representatives Keith Self of Texas, Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Victoria Spartz of Indiana and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania voted against the rule. Kentucky’s Thomas Massie briefly switched from supporting the measure to opposing it before ultimately returning to a “yes,” but his volte-face underscored leadership’s struggle to keep the caucus together. All 212 Democrats voted “no,” leaving party leaders without a margin for further defections. The setback came a day after the Senate advanced the legislation 51-50, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. House Speaker Mike Johnson and White House aides now face the prospect of renegotiating elements of the bill or persuading at least one dissenter to switch positions before another attempt can be scheduled.