House Speaker Mike Johnson Highlights Memorial Day Deadline as ‘Historic’ Budget Bill Prepares for Revote

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U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) looks on after President Donald Trump delivered remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters

House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed optimism that the budget bill that failed to exit committee Friday would still reach the House floor before Memorial Day as lawmakers prepare to vote again at 10 p.m. ET Sunday night. 

"We're working around the clock to deliver this nation-shaping legislation for the American people as soon as possible," Johnson said in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," emphasizing the importance of the timeline for the "historic" bill. 

"The budget committee will reconvene this evening; they'll get that through the committee, and the plan is to move that to the rules committee by midweek and to the House floor by the end of the week so that we meet... our original Memorial Day deadline."

In a post on Truth Social Friday, President Donald Trump urged lawmakers to "UNITE behind 'THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.' However, members of the GOP-led House Budget Committee voted 16-21 against passing the multitrillion-dollar legislation. Five Republicans joined Democrats in opposing the bill, with Representatives Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Chip Roy of Texas specifically voicing concerns about Medicaid requirements and spending. 

On Wednesday, Norman shared on X that "Delaying work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid isn't 'progress.' It's fiscally irresponsible and another sad excuse for the swamp!!" 

"We are writing checks we cannot cash, and our children are gonna pay the price," Roy remarked to the press Friday. 

"I appreciate Chip and Ralph," Johnson stated Sunday, attributing potential delays in enforcing new eligibility requirements to states' capacities to implement changes in their systems. 

When asked about possible resistance in the Senate, where GOP Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has referred to the bill as "the Titanic," Johnson noted he has been in regular communication with Senate Majority Leader John Thune to ensure swift passage. 

"There are no surprises; the package we send over there will be one that was very carefully negotiated and delicately balanced, and we hope they don't make many modifications to it," Johnson added. 

In addition to the Memorial Day deadline Johnson has set in the House, lawmakers are also facing another critical timeline. "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said we need to do this by July 4," Johnson mentioned.

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