After three hours of voting, the Senate had still not concluded a procedural vote that would allow the Senate to debate and amend the legislation.

President Donald Trump has hailed the Senate's narrow vote to advance his flagship bill, celebrating it as a "great victory" for his agenda as Republicans rush to deliver the legislation by July 4.The Senate voted 51-49 to open debate on the One Big Beautiful Bill,

The vote tally was 51-49 to proceed with the debate. Senate passage could be days away, and the bill would need to return to the House for more votes before it could reach the White House.