Overview
- The move advanced House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries's discharge petition, a seldom-used mechanism to bring a bill to the floor over majority leaders' objections.
- Republicans Brian Fitzpatrick, Rob Bresnahan, Tom Kean Jr., Nick LaLota, Mike Lawler, Ryan Mackenzie, Max Miller, Maria Elvira Salazar, and David Valadao joined Democrats.
- The vote marked a setback for Speaker Mike Johnson, who has argued most House Republicans oppose extending the subsidies.
- The legislation would extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies that expired at the end of last year.
- House passage is expected as soon as Thursday, though the measure is widely projected to stall in the GOP-controlled Senate.