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The 231-192 vote during a rare Saturday night session was a key component of the latest plan by House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) in response to the Senate’s action Friday to pass a government-spending bill without GOP-favored provisions aimed at undermining the Affordable Care Act.

The House also voted 284-174 to repeal a tax that the healthcare law imposes on medical-device manufacturers. A sizable number of Democrats have also supported repealing that tax in the past.

Separately, the House, voting 423-0, approved a bill to ensure members of the U.S. armed forces would continue to receive paychecks in the event of a shutdown, which will be triggered if Congress fails to agree on a spending measure by Monday, the end of the federal fiscal year.

The leadership presented the plan as one that offers fairness to the American people, since the Obama administration has itself delayed parts of the law that were not ready to take effect. Members often cite the administration’s decision to delay imposing a fee on large employers that do not offer some form of health insurance to their employees.

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