The Senate parliamentarian ruled over the weekend that large parts of Donald Trumps big beautiful budget bill will be subject to the filibuster when senators convene to vote on the massive reconciliation legislation in the next few days, throwing several elements of the right-wing wish list along with its July 4 deadline dictated by the president into doubt.Reconciliation bill provisions must be ruled budget-related for passage with 51 votes instead of 60, according to the so-called Byrd Rule, named after the longtime West Virginia Republican senator. Related CNN pollster predicts big beautiful midterms for Democrats The GOPs disastrous budget bill is a major reason, he said. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough threw Senate negotiations into turmoil Saturday when she ruled that big portions of the mega MAGA tax and spending cut package didnt fall under Senate procedures prohibiting their filibuster. Among the bills provisions that MacDonough told Republicans to remove was a provision that would raise the bar on court challenges to Trump administration policy by requiring plaintiffs to first post a bond before litigation begins. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Critics have called that particular requirement an authoritarian power grab by Trump and his MAGA allies.Senate Republicans tried to write Donald Trumps contempt for the courts into law gutting judicial enforcement, defying the Constitution and bulldozing the very rule of law that forms our democracy, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in a statement, according to The Hill.But Senate Democrats stopped them cold. We successfully fought for rule of law and struck out this reckless and downright un-American provision, he added.Courts have already ruled more than 190 timesagainst the Trump administrationsince he took office again in January.The bond requirement received little notice when it came to the House floor last month, until Rep.Mike Flood(R-NE) caused an uproarat a town hall meeting after its passage by the House, when he admitted he didnt know the provision was in the legislation when he voted for it. Damnthe Senate parliamentarian has ruled that a LOT of the reconciliation bill requires 60 votes to pass, including a massive assault on federal regulations and several heinous attacks on civil service protections. This effectively guts a big chunk of the bill. www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) 2025-06-23T14:10:56.351ZOther provisions in the legislation now being reconciled in the Senate and reported by Axios include a repeal of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules limiting air pollution emissions of passenger vehicles and another allowing project developers to bypass judicial environmental reviews if they pay a fee; a provision to pass food aid costs on to states by forcing them to share expenses for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); a GOP proposal to hollow out funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a plan to slash pay for staff at the Federal Reserve; provisions assaulting federal regulations and civil service protections; and language to expand state and local officers ability to carry out immigration enforcement, and limits on grant funding for sanctuary cities.There is no better way to define this Big Beautiful Betrayal of a bill than families lose, and billionaires win, said Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) after the parliamentarians ruling. Democrats are on the side of families and workers and are scrutinizing this bill piece by piece to ensure Republicans cant use the reconciliation process to force their anti-worker policies on the American people. The Byrd Rule is enshrined in law for a reason, and Democrats are making sure it is enforced,Sen. Merkley said.The Senate Parliamentarians rulings are officially advisory, but rarely contradicted by Senate leadership.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.