Overview
- The White House’s expected rollout of a two-year extension with conservative guardrails was scrapped after GOP backlash, and officials are not expected to finalize a new plan this week.
- Senate leaders say a vote could come as soon as next week, yet acknowledge neither a Democratic extension nor Republican alternatives currently has the 60 votes required.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson has resisted bringing an extension to the floor, and Democrats say he helped derail the earlier White House proposal.
- House Democrats have filed a discharge petition to force a three-year extension of the credits, but no Republicans have signed on so far.
- Nonpartisan analyses warn that letting the enhanced credits lapse on Dec. 31 would sharply raise premiums for roughly 20–22 million enrollees and increase the uninsured, with the Dec. 15 marketplace deadline intensifying pressure.