The current version of the proposal calls for the state and local tax deduction cap to be hiked to $30,000, which a group of blue-state Republicans have said is a nonstarter.

In addition to raising the endowment tax rate for the richest schools to as much as 21%, the bill hits schools with heavy foreign student enrollment.

In an effort to soften the proposal, Democrats issued a number of energy-related amendments countering Republican provisions aimed at slashing climate funding.

House Republicans’ release of the tax provisions in their massive fiscal bill provides a crucial initial reading of what party leaders think could pass, culminating weeks of intense negotiations among fractious GOP lawmakers.

The GOP bill "fund[s] tax giveaways for billionaires and big corporations," U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said.

President Trump has threatened to revoke tax-exempt status for groups that don’t abide by his directives or agree with his views.

It is unclear whether the House bill could come back as an amendment to another measure before the legislative session ends June 2.

Under the plan, states would take on some financial responsibility for SNAP, and the size of the costs they take on would be tied to the error rate.