House Committee Advances Changes to Medicaid After Marathon Hearing

The party-line vote was a first step in bringing the budget reconciliation bill to the full House.

House Committee on Energy and Commerce Vice Chairman Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) presides over a hearing in Washington on May 13, 2025.Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved changes to Medicaid that will reduce federal spending by $712 billion over 10 years.

The approval came in a party-line 30–24 vote on May 14 after a marathon session lasting more than 26 hours, and marked the first step toward passage of a larger bill that is intended to fund President Donald Trump’s agenda.