An effort to force a vote on Democrats’ proposal to extend expiring tax subsidies for three years reached the required signatures, after four Republicans signed on to the discharge petition Wednesday morning.
The discharge petition triggers a vote on a clean three-year extension of the enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act that are set to expire Dec. 31.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., filed the petition last month to attempt to force a vote on Democrats’ bill after Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., would not commit to holding a vote on any sort of subsidy extension, even if one were to pass the Senate.
