Breaking: Bipartisan House Vote Gets GOP Help Extending ACA Subsidies for 3 Years, Sends Bill to Senate

UPDATE: Here's the list of the 17 Republican members who crossed the aisle and voted to pass the bill:

Rep. Mike Carey (OH), Andrew Garbarino (NY), Ryan Mackenzie (PA), Mike Lawler (NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), David Joyce (OH), Tom Kean (NJ), Nick LaLota (NY), Max Miller (OH), David Valadao (CA), Rob Wittman (VA), Jeff Hurd (CO), Maria Elvira-Salazar (FL), Rob Bresnahan (PA), Derrick Van Orden (WI), Zach Nunn (IA), and Monica De La Cruz (TX).

original story

The U.S. House has passed a three-year extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), by a tally of 230-196, partly with the help of some GOP votes:

House approves bill to renew Obamacare subsidies for 3 years. 17 Republicans vote with Democrats to re-up the subsidies

The vote was 230-196.

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 8, 2026

Seventeen Republicans crossed the aisle to vote with Dems and pass the measure on Thursday.

Watch:

230-196: 17 Republicans join all Democrats to pass a three-year extension of enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies.

The measure now heads to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain. pic.twitter.com/Y0y730P8ND

— The Recount (@therecount) January 8, 2026

As Fox News' Chad Pergram reported, the vote was expected to pass on a bipartisan basis; The "coalition of lawmakers went around the Speaker to put this bill on the floor. The expired subsidies were central to the government shutdown."

Now it heads over to the U.S. Senate, where its fate is uncertain at this hour; it rejected a similar bill in December, readers might recall. The upper chamber's bipartisan group has differences already in their proposed bill, including the number of years it would cover, among other provisions.

On Wednesday, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH), who is in that group, told reporters the House's work product is DOA:

“What the House is going to pass tomorrow will not pass in the United States Senate. It probably wouldn’t be put on the floor, because why waste floor time on something we’ve already considered?”

And while some whispers are out there that the Hyde Amendment is in play, Moreno said that's wrong:

“We don’t do federal funding for abortions. That’s a long-standing tradition, nobody’s looking to change that.”

This is a developing story. RedState will provide updates as more information becomes available.

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