Johnson revealed Trump’s intentions to deliver a major policy overhaul in a closed-door meeting

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Republican lawmakers Saturday that President-elect Trump supports reforming the policy contained in one major bill, three sources told Fox News Digital.

Trump wants the House and Senate to have the bill on his desk by May, sources said. The president-elect’s purchase could end the party’s growing conflict over how to achieve Republican goals next year through a process known as “reconciliation,” which lawmakers plan to use to pass conservative policies and budgets.

House Republicans met behind closed doors at Washington’s Fort McNair on Saturday to discuss the plan.

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Reconciliation allows the Senate to exceed its 60-vote threshold in favor of a simple majority, as long as the legislation focuses on the budget and other financial matters.

Both parties have traditionally used reconciliation to pass broad policy changes in a single bill. But this law also goes through strict scrutiny where a member of the Senate is tasked with deciding what is and isn’t relevant to America’s financial affairs.

Notably, democrats have previously tried to use reconciliation to pass mass amnesty measures, but have been blocked.

Republicans may face similar problems with their push to add border security provisions to the bill. They also intend to use it to extend Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, as well as to pass energy and defense measures.

Johnson’s apparent decision on Saturday comes after congressional Republicans were at odds over whether to pass one or two reconciliation bills.

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New Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he wanted two reconciliation bills last year. (Reuters)

It’s a process that’s typically used once a year, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune, RS.D., implemented a plan last month to split Republican priorities into two bills — one related to the border and defense and a second aimed at protecting the Trump administration. tax policy.

The plan was also supported by Trump’s senior adviser Stephen Miller.

But that angered Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee, who warned that the two reconciliation bills would be too big, and putting taxes second could jeopardize GOP tax provisions that expire at the end of this year.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., revealed on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings With Maria” that Congress has not passed two reconciliation bills into law in the same year since 1997.

“I say we need a reconciliation bill that has limits, powers, permits and taxes. Put all four of those things together, we can get it done,” Smith said.

House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith sponsored one bill. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

The panel issued a memo last month warning that everyday Americans could see their taxes rise by 22% if Trump’s tax policies expire.

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But some lawmakers balked at the idea that two bills were impossible.

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., told Fox News Digital last month, “I think we need to prove to the American people that we really can. protect our borders. The point is, I think they need to be almost the same tracks. But I believe that taxes are very complicated. “

Fox News Digital has reached out to Thune and Smith’s offices for comment. Thune’s office declined to comment, and Smith’s office did not immediately respond.