President Donald Trump’s flagship tax legislation scraped through the House of Representatives on Thursday in a narrow 215-214 vote, setting up a contentious debate in the Senate where key Republican lawmakers are already pushing for significant revisions.

In a 215-214 vote, the House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" budget reconciliation bill, including major proposed cuts to federal retirement benefits within the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).

The House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Thursday. The bill does not eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits, but it does provide other tax relief for seniors. In Rhode Island, over 230,000 people receive social security benefits,