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House Sets Vote on Senate Funding Bill With ACA Subsidy Fight Unresolved

Democrats say premiums could jump if COVID-era ACA credits lapse, leaving the House vote to reopen government without a health care fix.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., makes a statement to reporters without taking questions following a vote in the Senate to move forward with a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Overview

  • The House Rules Committee advanced the Senate short-term funding measure 8–4 along party lines, clearing it for a floor vote expected Wednesday.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson declined to commit to bringing an Affordable Care Act subsidy extension to the floor, saying he would follow a member-driven process.
  • The Senate passed the funding package 60–40 with eight Democrats joining Republicans, securing only a promise of a mid-December Senate vote on extending the enhanced subsidies with no House guarantee.
  • The agreement funds parts of the government via a three-bill minibus and keeps the rest operating through Jan. 30, 2026, extends SNAP through fiscal 2026, guarantees back pay, reinstates laid-off federal workers, and bars mass firings during the stopgap.
  • House Democratic leaders vowed to oppose the bill without firm action on subsidies after their amendment for a three-year extension failed, as the COVID-era tax credits expire Dec. 31 and many enrollees could face higher 2026 premiums.