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The GOP Megabill Policies on the Senate Chopping Block

WASHINGTON—Contentious provisions related to judicial powers, artificial intelligence, gun suppressors and transgender care tucked inside House Republicans' tax and spending megabill could be struck by the GOP-led Senate after it returns to work next week. The final bill must comply with the Senate's Byrd Rule, named for the late West Virginia Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd, which prevents lawmakers from using the special budget reconciliation process to advance unrelated policies. Reconciliation allows Republicans to pass President Trump's 'big, beautiful' bill with just 51 votes—rather than the 60 usually required in the Senate—but only if their provisions all have a meaningful fiscal impact that aren't 'merely incidental.'