House Republicans have proposed a stopgap funding bill that would keep federal agencies operating through Nov. 21, but the proposal does not extend ACA enhanced premium tax credits, Politico reported Sept. 16.  The bill, if passed, would avert a government shutdown on Oct. 1, according to the report. Republican leaders plan to call a floor vote on the measure later this week. 

The ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire at the end of 2025. House Speaker Mike Johnson said lawmakers have “until the end of December to figure that all out,” Politico reported.  Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the stopgap bill “fails to meet the needs of the American people and does nothing to stop the looming healthcare crisis,” according to the

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