Senate Republicans will offer a vote on their own health care plan just weeks before Affordable Care Act subsidies expire, setting up votes on dueling Democratic and Republican proposals Thursday.

The Republican bill, sponsored by Sens. Mike Crapo (Idaho) and Bill Cassidy (Louisiana) would allow existing ACA subsidies to expire and replace them with a new two-year program in which the federal government would directly pay into health savings accounts paired with certain plans on the ACA marketplace.

People earning less than 700 percent of the federal poverty level - around $225,000 for a family of four in 2025 - would receive $1,000 if they are between the ages of 18 and 49, and $1,500 if they are between the ages of 50 and 64.

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