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House Takes Up GOP Funding Patch as ACA Subsidy Standoff Raises Shutdown Risk

Senate Democrats insist on extending ACA subsidies now, leveraging the 60-vote threshold to block a clean stopgap.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 26: Microphones sit on a podium before the start of a news conference with Democratic lawmakers about the Biden administrations border politics, outside the U.S. Capitol on January 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. A group of 77 Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week criticizing his administrations policies restricting asylum access for migrants crossing the southern border. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
As lawmakers debate a government funding extension, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., awaits the arrival of the leader of the Orthodox Christian Church, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for a meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and defended employers who take action against their workers whose comments go too far, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., hold a news conference on the GOP reconciliation bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Overview

  • The House is set to vote on a continuing resolution to fund the government through Nov. 21 that excludes an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.
  • Democratic leaders unveiled a competing short-term bill that would extend the subsidies and roll back recent Medicaid cuts, with added security money for Congress and the federal courts.
  • Senate leaders signaled they will hold votes on both measures if the House passes the GOP bill, though neither is expected to reach the 60 votes needed to advance.
  • Democrats cite warnings from the Congressional Budget Office that delays could boost premiums and reduce coverage by up to about 2 million people in 2026, with open enrollment beginning Nov. 1.
  • President Donald Trump urged House Republicans to unify behind the GOP plan as both parties brace for potential blame if funding lapses on Oct. 1.