India, Jan. 9 -- On Thursday, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill to extend tax subsidies under the Affordable Care Act for three years, with 17 House GOP members breaking party line to vote for the bill.

At the vote on Thursday afternoon, all 213 Democrat House members voted for the bill, joined by 17 House GOP members. 196 House Republicans voted in favor of the bill, meaning it passed with 230 in favor and 196 against.

The extension of ACA subsidies comes as a major update in the ongoing deadlock between the House GOP and the House Democrats, which prompted the last US shutdown - the longest in history.

Earlier on Thursday, the US House voted in favor of a spending bill to avert a government shutdown, well befor...