The House is preparing to move forward with its one-bill budget plan for President Donald Trump, while the Senate has passed its own version as a backup. (Getty Images)
As written, the bill also provides $4.5 trillion to extend Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) provisions, which expire at the end of this year.
It comes after the Senate held an all-night session to advance its own version of the Trump plan last week. In the Senate Republicans' budget plan, the first reconciliation bill includes Trump's priorities for border security, energy and national defense, while the second bill, to be drawn up later in the year, would focus on extending Trump's tax policies from TCJA.
Since the commander in chief has already telegraphed his preference for House Republicans' proposal, the Senate bill has been relegated to a de facto backup plan if the House is not able to pass its own. This much was relayed to senators by Vice President JD Vance last week as he gave them the White House's blessing to push their bill forward, a source told Fox News Digital.
SENATE BORDER BUDGET TRIUMPHS AFTER ALL-NIGHT SESSION WHILE TRUMP-BACKED HOUSE BILL LAGS
Indiana Rep. Victoria Spartz said she does not support the bill as written. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Other Republicans have expressed concerns over the $880 billion in spending cuts under the Energy & Commerce Committee, which many have taken to mean at least some cuts to federal programs like Medicaid.
TRUMP BUDGET CHIEF VOUGHT TELLS GOP SENATORS $175B NEEDED 'IMMEDIATELY' FOR BORDER SECURITY
The House version of the bill differs from the Senate in that the latter version does not include funding for Trump's tax cuts. Senate GOP leaders argue that splitting Trump's priorities into two bills will allow the party to secure early victories on the border and defense, places where there is more agreement within the conference.
However, House Republican leaders contend that Republicans have not passed two reconciliation bills since the 1990s and under far more favorable margins.
Medicaid has become an area of contention for Republicans. (iStock)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Both chambers are contending with razor-thin margins and an ideologically diverse Republican conference as they look to make major conservative policy changes via the budget reconciliation process this year.
By leveling thresholds for passage in the House and Senate at a simple majority, reconciliation allows the party in power to pass fiscal legislation without any support from the opposing side. The Senate has a two-thirds majority threshold to advance most measures.
It is not clear, however, whether Trump's support for the House plan will be enough to get it over the line.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-budget-bill-hits-turbulence-ahead-house-vote-senate-backup-looms