The House will conduct a procedural vote on Jan. 7, paving the way for consideration of a bill to extend the enhanced subsidies for Obamacare Marketplaces as early as Jan. 8.
The vote was prompted on Dec. 17 when four Republicans joined Democrats in signing a discharge petition, a parliamentary maneuver to bring a bill to the floor without a recommendation from the relevant committee.
House Republican leaders had refused to allow a vote on the matter.
The enhanced subsidies, which expired on Dec. 31, have been a major point of contention since early in the fall when Democrats refused to authorize funding for the federal government until Republicans negotiated on the subsidies….
House Takes Up Extension of Obamacare Enhanced Subsidies
