Congressional Procedure

Moderate House Republicans have filed discharge petitions led by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Josh Gottheimer to force floor votes on one‑ and two‑year extensions of enhanced ACA subsidies, drawing about 11 GOP signers and backing from lawmakers such as Mike Lawler, Don Bacon and Ryan Mackenzie — and Rep. Kevin Kiley has signed both petitions. Kiley told NPR he supports a temporary extension, called Speaker Mike Johnson’s competing subsidy‑free plan “hastily thrown together,” and warned that subsidy users shouldn’t “pay the price for congressional inaction” as the House prepares to vote this week on the GOP plan.