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H.J. Res. 61 114th Congress House

Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

Official title: Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account … Show full official titleShow less

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

Introduced: July 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMilitary medicine
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 Everywhere this bill has been 31 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2015
Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2685) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6916; text: CR S6916)
Sep 24, 2015
Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2674) tabled in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6910)
Sep 24, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6910-6931)
Sep 22, 2015
Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2674) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6868)
Sep 22, 2015
Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2660) tabled in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6868)
Sep 22, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6868-6870, S6870-6889)
Sep 17, 2015
Third cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S6780)
Sep 17, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6775-6793)
Sep 16, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6669-6676, S6678-6693)
Sep 15, 2015
Third cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6644; text: CR S6644)
Sep 15, 2015
Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2660) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6644; text: CR S6644)
Sep 15, 2015
Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment SA 2645 tabled in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6643)
Sep 15, 2015
Second cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S6643)
Sep 15, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6617-6644)
Sep 10, 2015
Second cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6582; text: CR S6582)
Sep 10, 2015
Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S6581)
Sep 10, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6543-6544, S6544-6596)
Sep 9, 2015
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6518; text: CR S6518)
Sep 9, 2015
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6478-6490, S6490-6525)
Sep 8, 2015
Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2645) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6441; text: CR S6441)
Sep 8, 2015
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6441-6455)
Jul 29, 2015
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 170.
Jul 28, 2015
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jul 27, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 27, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5488)
Jul 27, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5488)
Jul 27, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.J. Res. 61.
Jul 27, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5488-5490)
Jul 27, 2015
Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution. (consideration: CR S6441; text: CR S6441)
Jul 23, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 23, 2015
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 41

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.

6 agreed to 18 with no recorded outcome 17 withdrawn or other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,687 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. No recorded outcome Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,686 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. No recorded outcome Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,685 McConnell, Mitch To change the enactment date. No recorded outcome Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,684 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. No recorded outcome Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,683 McConnell, Mitch To change the enactment date. No recorded outcome Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,682 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. No recorded outcome Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,681 McConnell, Mitch To change the enactment date. No recorded outcome Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,680 – Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. No recorded outcome Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,676 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,675 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,674 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,673 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,672 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Agreed to Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,671 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,670 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,669 – Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. Agreed to Sep 24, 2015
SAMDT 2,662 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 22, 2015
SAMDT 2,661 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 22, 2015
SAMDT 2,660 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 22, 2015
SAMDT 2,659 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 22, 2015
SAMDT 2,658 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Agreed to Sep 22, 2015
SAMDT 2,657 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 22, 2015
SAMDT 2,656 McConnell, Mitch To prohibit the President from waiving, suspending, reducing, providing relief from, or otherwise limiting th… Fell Sep 22, 2015
SAMDT 2,640 McConnell, Mitch In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Sep 22, 2015
SAMDT 2,647 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 15, 2015
SAMDT 2,646 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 15, 2015
SAMDT 2,645 McConnell, Mitch To change the enactment date. Fell Sep 15, 2015
SAMDT 2,644 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 15, 2015
SAMDT 2,643 McConnell, Mitch To change the enactment date. Agreed to Sep 15, 2015
SAMDT 2,642 McConnell, Mitch Of a perfecting nature. Fell Sep 15, 2015
SAMDT 2,641 McConnell, Mitch To change the enactment date. Agreed to Sep 15, 2015
SAMDT 2,688 Graham, Lindsey – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,679 – – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,678 – – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,655 – – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 2,654 – – No recorded outcome –
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 Latest action September 24, 2015

Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2685) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6916; text: CR S6916)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

This joint resolution amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt any employee with coverage under a health care program administered by the Department of Defense, including the TRICARE program, or by the Department of Veterans Affairs from classification as an eligible employee of an applicable large employer for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide eligible employees with minimum essential health care coverage.

The budgetary effects of this joint resolution are not entered on either PAYGO scorecard under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 22 FAST Act
  • S 12 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015
  • HR 3236 Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 61: Hire More Heroes Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-61/
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