United States House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that he has secured the necessary votes to advance the "Big Beautiful Bill," also referred to as the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act, associated with former President Donald Trump. Johnson indicated that the Republican Party is nearing the vote threshold required to move the spending bill forward, despite earlier Republican defections that had delayed the procedural rule. He stated that the process of securing votes was ongoing and projected that the final vote on the bill would take place by early morning, with multiple sources specifying around 8 a.m. Eastern Time.