While supporters claim the bill would give consumers more control over their healthcare spending, critics argue it would prompt higher premiums and fall short of comprehensive coverage.

Democrats, meanwhile, blocked a competing GOP bill on Thursday that would have bolstered health savings accounts instead.

Senators rejected a Democratic bill to extend ACA subsidies for three years and a Republican alternative that would have created new health savings accounts.

Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a motion to advance a Democrat-drafted bill to extend enhanced health insurance premium subsidies that are due to expire at the end of 2025, tax credits that Democrats say are needed to keep premiums from rising by double digits next year.

The Senate rejected two health care bills, as the U.S. barrels toward a cliff with steep premium hikes for millions of Americans on Obamacare.

A Republican congressman has introduced legislation calling for the U.S. to withdraw from NATO. The bill, introduced by Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky and co-sponsored by Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, seeks to "remove the United States" from the alliance it has spearheaded since its inception in 1949.

The Senate shot also shot down advancing a bill that would've deposited $1,000 to $1,500 into health savings accounts, or HSAs, for eligible consumers

Four Republican senators, including two vulnerable incumbents who are up for reelection next year, broke ranks Thursday and voted for a three-year extension of enhanced health insurance premium

The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act authorizing $901 billion in Pentagon spending, sending the legislation to the Senate for final approval.

Recent weeks have showcased a free-for-all of competing GOP ideas and reinforced deep partisan divisions over the issue.