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S 12 114th Congress Senate Taxation Comprehensive health care Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Military medicine Sales and excise taxes Veterans' medical care

Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

Introduced: January 6, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 6, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to add a provision to exempt any employee with coverage under a health care program administered by the Department of Defense, including the TRICARE program, or by the Veterans Administration, 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 such employees with minimum essential health care coverage.

What's happening now January 6, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HJRES 61 Related bill Hire More Heroes Act of 2015
  • HR 3236 Related bill Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015
  • HR 22 Identical bill FAST Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Republican 13
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 27, 2015
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jan 20, 2015
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 8, 2015
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 7, 2015
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 6, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 6, 2015
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 6, 2015
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 6, 2015
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 6, 2015
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 6, 2015
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jan 6, 2015
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 6, 2015
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 6, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 12: Hire More Heroes Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-12/
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"S. 12: Hire More Heroes Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-12/.
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S. 12, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-12/.
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