HR 3474 113th Congress House

Hire More Heroes Act of 2014

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Introduced: December 5, 2013 See on congress.gov

Taxation Comprehensive health careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access

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Military medicineSales and excise taxesVeterans' medical care

Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 15, 2014

Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S3064)

May 14, 2014

Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S3018-3019)

May 14, 2014

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3018)

May 14, 2014

Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S3019; text: CR S3019)

May 14, 2014

Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3093) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3018-3019; text: CR S3018)

May 14, 2014

Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S2984-2993, S3018)

May 13, 2014

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 3. Record Vote Number: 143. (consideration: CR S2930; text: CR S2930)

May 13, 2014

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2923, S2924-2930, S2935-2947)

May 12, 2014

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2889-2890)

May 8, 2014

Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S2850; text: CR S2850)

May 8, 2014

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2831-2832, S2847-2859)

Mar 24, 2014

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 332.

Mar 13, 2014

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Mar 12, 2014

Received in the Senate.

Mar 11, 2014

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 1 (Roll no. 115). (text: CR H2276)

Mar 11, 2014

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2284-2285)

Mar 11, 2014

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Mar 11, 2014

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3474.

Mar 11, 2014

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2276-2278)

Mar 11, 2014

Mr. Brady (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. (consideration: CR H2276)

Nov 13, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Nov 13, 2013

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 11, 2014	House · vote #115	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed	406–1	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 168

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 3,060	Wyden, Ron	In the nature of a substitute.	Pending	May 15, 2014
SAMDT 3,095	–	Of a perfecting nature.	Pending	May 14, 2014
SAMDT 3,094	–	Of a perfecting nature.	Pending	May 14, 2014
SAMDT 3,093	–	Of a perfecting nature.	Pending	May 14, 2014
SAMDT 3,092	–	Of a perfecting nature.	Pending	May 14, 2014
SAMDT 3,091	–	Of a perfecting nature.	Pending	May 14, 2014
SAMDT 3,090	–	Of a perfecting nature.	Pending	May 14, 2014
SAMDT 3,089	–	Of a perfecting nature.	Pending	May 14, 2014
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SAMDT 3,222	Shaheen, Jeanne	–	Pending	–
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SAMDT 3,217	Booker, Cory A.	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,216	Klobuchar, Amy	–	Pending	–
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SAMDT 3,204	Murkowski, Lisa	–	Pending	–
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SAMDT 3,202	Reed, Jack	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,201	Bennet, Michael F.	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,200	Collins, Susan M.	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,199	Collins, Susan M.	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,198	Collins, Susan M.	–	Pending	–
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SAMDT 3,196	Collins, Susan M.	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,195	Collins, Susan M.	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,194	Thune, John	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,193	Thune, John	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,192	Thune, John	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,191	Thune, John	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,190	Thune, John	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,189	Thune, John	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,188	Thune, John	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,187	–	–	Pending	–
SAMDT 3,186	–	–	Pending	–

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Latest action May 15, 2014

Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S3064)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here, with an updated short title.)

Hire More Heroes Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an employer, for purposes of determining whether such employer is an applicable large employer and thus required to provide health care coverage to its employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to exclude employees who have coverage under a health care program administered by the Department of Defense (DOD), including TRICARE, or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 3 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 33

Daines, Steve

Montana · Mar 11, 2014

California · Mar 11, 2014

Michigan · Dec 16, 2013

Michigan · Dec 5, 2013

Tennessee · Nov 20, 2013

Wittman, Robert J.

Virginia · Nov 20, 2013

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