Senate to vote on final tax bill Tuesday evening, McConnell says

Reuters

Dec. 19, 2017 9:49 am, Updated: Dec. 19, 2017 1:43 pm

WASHINGTON - The Senate will vote on final tax legislation on Tuesday evening, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said, potentially allowing President Donald Trump to sign the bill into law as early as Wednesday.

'Congress is standing at the doorstep of a historic opportunity,” McConnell said on the floor of the Senate as he announced the vote's timing.

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the same legislation at 1:30 p.m. EST. If both chambers of Congress pass the bill, Trump will be able to meet his goal of signing it into law before Christmas.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act documents sit on the dais of the House Rules committee at the Capitol on Monday. (Washington Post photo by Bill O'Leary)