The Senate parliamentarian has rejected several controversial provisions in the GOP’s ‘big beautiful bill’ over the last few days.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) aims to have the bill on President Trump's desk by July 4. But first, some of the megabill's most controversial aspects must undergo the so-called "Byrd bath," meaning they aren't eligible to be part of a reconciliation package that can pass with a 51-vote majority.

Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled several parts of the tax and spending legislation violate Senate rules and must taken out. Here's a look at what didn't make the cut:

Change to Federal Employees Retirement Systems contributions

MacDonough ruled against language that proposed increasing the Federal Employees Retirement System's contribution rate for new civil servants who refuse to become at-will employees. She argued that the provision violates the Byrd Rule, which bars provisions that are considered “extraneous” to the federal budget.

State authorization to conduct border security and immigration enforcement

The megabill originally included language that gave states the authority to conduct border security and immigration enforcement, which is a responsibility that has traditionally fallen on the federal government. However, MacDonough rejected this language, ruling it violates the Byrd Rule. MacDonough ruled that the measure violates the Byrd Rule.

Measure to limit court contempt powers

The parliamentarian rejected

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