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Nov 13, 2025 House Democrats filed a discharge petition to force a vote on extending healthcare tax credits Corroborated Institutions and Governance
The petition showed the minority using House procedure to bypass leadership and press a major policy issue onto the floor.
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- House Democrats File Discharge Petition for Healthcare Tax Credits — Following the passage of the continuing resolution, House Democrats filed a discharge petition to force a vote on extending healthcare premium tax credits for three years.
Nov 12, 2025 The House began voting on and passed the bill to end the shutdown Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The House vote restored appropriations authority after a long lapse and showed Congress reasserting its basic funding function.
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- US House begins voting on bill to end government shutdown — On November 12, 2025, the US House of Representatives began voting on a bill intended to end the longest government shutdown in US history.
- Trump signs funding bill to end longest US government shutdown — On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed a bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S.
- House Passes Continuing Resolution Ending Government Shutdown — The House passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through January 30, 2026, ending a 43-day government shutdown.
Nov 9, 2025 The Senate advanced and passed a funding package to end the government shutdown Corroborated Institutions and Governance
The vote restored a path to reopening government and highlighted Congress's central role in funding, worker protections, and institutional continuity.
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- Senate passes funding bill to end government shutdown — On November 9, 2025, the U.S.
- Senate Vote to End Government Shutdown — On November 9, 2025, the US Senate voted to advance a House-passed stopgap funding bill aimed at ending the 40-day federal government shutdown.
- US Senate Advances Stopgap Funding Bill to End Shutdown — The Senate voted to end the government shutdown, with eight Senators crossing party lines to support the measure.
Nov 8, 2025 Senate Democrats offered a compromise to end the shutdown by extending ACA subsidies for one year Corroborated Institutions and Governance
The proposal showed Congress using bargaining over funding and health policy to restore government operations and protect coverage.
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- Senate Democrats Propose Compromise to End Shutdown — Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, proposed a compromise to end the government shutdown by offering to vote for a continuing resolution in exchange for a one-year extension of premium tax credits
- Democrats proposed extending ACA subsidies — Democrats proposed extending Affordable Care Act subsidies for one year and forming a bipartisan commission to develop long-term solutions to the health care crisis.
- Democrats Propose Extending ACA Subsidies — Democratic leaders proposed extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies for one year to prevent millions from losing health coverage.