Republican lawmakers would provide funding for Pell Grants but tighten eligibility requirements. The House version raises the bar for how "full-time" studies are defined -- students would have to earn 30 credits per year to be eligible, for instance, rather than the current 24.

Tennessee lawmakers have responded to the July 3 passage of President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" in the U.S. House of Representatives.

When asked by ABC News Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott on Tuesday about his message to Republicans who aren't on board with his budget reconciliation bill, Trump levied a not-so-veiled threat.

The House took a critical step toward approving their mammoth tax and spending package early Thursday morning by adopting a rule for the measure after tamping down a revolt.

House Republican leaders are scrambling to shore up support for President Trump's massive domestic policy bill amid pushback to the Senate's changes, as the GOP seeks to approve the final version of the legislation ahead of a July 4 deadline to get the bill to the president's desk.

The bill delivers hundreds of billions for new military funding and allows increased spending on immigration enforcement.

The GOP megabill has new tax breaks aimed at low- and moderate-income households, and spending cuts that could make it harder for some to receive public assistance or hold onto health insurance.