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HR 33 114th Congress House Emergency Management Appropriations Comprehensive health care Department of Homeland Security Employee benefits and pensions Executive agency funding and structure First responders and emergency personnel Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Sales and excise taxes Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Tax-exempt organizations

Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Introduced: January 12, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 30, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 27, 2015
Became Public Law No: 114-3.
Feb 27, 2015
Signed by President.
Feb 27, 2015
Presented to President.
Feb 27, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 27, 2015
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 357 - 60 (Roll no. 106). (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H1495)
Feb 27, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 33.
Feb 27, 2015
Mr. Rogers (KY) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H1495-1497)
Feb 27, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 27, 2015
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Feb 27, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Feb 27, 2015
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1206)
Jan 16, 2015
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
Jan 13, 2015
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jan 12, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 12, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 18). (text: CR H201)
Jan 12, 2015
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H205-206)
Jan 12, 2015
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.
Jan 12, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 33.
Jan 12, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H201-204)
Jan 12, 2015
Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 6, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 2
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Feb 27, 2015 House · vote #106 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment Passed 35760 See who voted →
Jan 12, 2015 House · vote #18 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 4010 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 1

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.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 268 McConnell, Mitch In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Feb 27, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on February 27, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 to extend the continuing FY2015 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the current annual rate until the earlier of March 6, 2015, or enactment of DHS appropriations legislation for FY2015. The bill prevents a shutdown of DHS when funding under current law expires on February 27, 2015.

What's happening now March 30, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 33: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-33/
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"H.R. 33: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-33/.
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H.R. 33, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-33/.
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