Taxes January 9, 2026
House Votes to Renew Obamacare Tax Credits in Blow to GOP Leaders
The House voted 230-196 Thursday to send a three-year extension of the expired tax credits to the Senate. Seventeen Republicans supported the measure.
Taxes January 7, 2026
House Backs Renewing Obamacare Tax Credits, Defying GOP Leaders
Swing-district Republicans defied party leaders to join Democrats in advancing legislation Wednesday to revive expired Obamacare subsidies for three years.
Taxes December 17, 2025
4 House Republicans Defied GOP Leadership to Force Action on ACA Tax Credits
In a major blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson, four Republicans—Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Mike Lawler (N.Y.), Robert Bresnahan (Pa.) and Ryan Mackenzie (Pa.)—signed Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' (D-N.Y.) discharge petition to force a House vote on a bill extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Taxes December 17, 2025
Rep. Lawler Calls BS on Speaker Johnson for Blocking Vote to Extend ACA Tax Credits
Speaker Mike Johnson told a closed-doors Republican meeting that he won’t allow a vote on a plan to save the Obamacare subsidies pushed by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and a handful of endangered moderates from swing districts.
Taxes December 11, 2025
Senate Blocks Plan to Extend Expiring Obamacare Tax Credits Past This Month
The Senate on Thursday rejected plans from Republicans and Democrats to ease soaring health care costs, making it more likely many people face health insurance premiums that could double shortly.
Taxes December 11, 2025
Moderate House Republicans Look to Force Vote on ACA Tax Credits
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., on Wednesday filed a discharge petition to force a vote on a two-year extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, as House GOP leadership eyes a health care vote next week that won’t include such a measure.
Taxes December 9, 2025
Massachusetts Governor Urges Congress to Extend ACA Tax Credits Before Costs ‘Skyrocket’
Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday called on Congress to approve an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits, warning that health care costs for millions of Americans would skyrocket if lawmakers fail to act.
Taxes December 8, 2025
Senate Republicans Introduce Bill to Extend ACA Tax Credits with Income Cap and Minimum Premium
Republican U.S. Sens. Bernie Moreno of Ohio and Susan Collins of Maine are introducing legislation to extend the tax credits for two years while imposing new restrictions on eligibility.
Taxes December 5, 2025
GAO Report: ACA Marketplace, Tax Credits at Risk for Fraud
The federal health insurance exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act allowed the enrollment of fake beneficiaries and the payout of accompanying premium subsidies, a Government Accountability Office report published Wednesday found.
Taxes December 3, 2025
Democratic Lawmakers and Veterans Groups Issue Warning Over Expiring ACA Tax Credits
Health insurance coverage for 267,000 veterans and their families will be at risk if tax credits that lower their premium costs under the Affordable Care Act are allowed to expire, Democratic lawmakers warned Tuesday.
Taxes December 2, 2025
Hopes Fade for ACA Tax Credit Deal as Trump Proposal Fizzles with Republicans
President Donald Trump has admitted he would prefer to allow the tax credits to expire rather than fund an extension that would further entrench the program colloquially known as Obamacare.
Taxes November 19, 2025
Senate Appears Polarized as ACA Subsidy Cliff Nears
During a Senate Finance Committee hearing on health care affordability on Nov. 19, members found no middle ground on how to lower costs for those relying on expiring tax credits.