The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a sweeping tax and spending bill that would enact much of President Donald Trump's policy agenda on Thursday (May 22) and saddle the country with trillions of dollars in debt.

The bill would fulfil many of Trump's populist campaign pledges, delivering new tax breaks on tips and car loans and boosting spending on the military and border enforcement.

It will add about $3.8 trillion to the federal government's $36.2 trillion in debt over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

The package must also win approval in the Republican-controlled Senate before Trump can sign it into law.

The vote came after a marathon push that kept lawmakers debating the bill through two successive nights.

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1. SOUNDBITE (English) HOUSE SPEAKER, MIKE JOHNSON, SAYING:

"On this vote, the yaes are 215, the nays are 214, with one answering present. The bill is passed."

2. HOUSE SPEAKER BANGING GAVEL, CHEERING IN BACKGROUND

3. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS APPLAUDING AND CHANTING