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House Sets Vote on Senate Funding Deal as Democrats Push ACA Subsidy Extension

Speaker Mike Johnson has not committed to a standalone subsidy vote, leaving expiring credits unresolved.

People wait in security lines at O'Hare International Airport, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Rep. Tim Burchett, Republican of Tennessee, speaks to members of the media while departing a meeting in Washington, DC, on September 2.
FILE - House Democrats prepare to speak on the steps of the Capitol to insist that Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits as part of a government funding compromise, in Washington, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Overview

  • The Senate passed a bipartisan stopgap 60–40 to reopen the government through January 30, 2026, without extending enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.
  • House Democrats plan to offer an amendment for a three-year extension of the subsidies as the Rules Committee advances the bill, though the effort is expected to fail.
  • Johnson said he will not predetermine whether the House will consider a separate subsidy measure, emphasizing the need to build consensus within his conference.
  • Democratic leaders are urging their caucus to oppose the stopgap over the missing health-care provisions after eight Senate Democrats backed the deal in exchange for a December Senate vote on subsidies.
  • The enhanced credits lapse at year’s end and could raise premiums for more than 20 million enrollees, and the GOP’s 219–215 majority leaves Wednesday’s House vote precarious.