Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hjres-61
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2015-07-23
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Military medicine

Sales and excise taxes

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-24
text: 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)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Hire More Heroes Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>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&nbsp;by&nbsp;the Department of Veterans Affairs from classification as an eligible employee of an applicable large employer for purposes of the employer mandate&nbsp;under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act&nbsp;to provide eligible employees with minimum essential health care coverage. </p> <p>The budgetary effects of this joint resolution are not entered on either PAYGO scorecard under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. </p>

action_date: 2015-07-27
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><strong>Hire More Heroes Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) 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&nbsp;by&nbsp;the Department of Veterans Affairs from classification as an eligible employee of an applicable large employer for purposes of the employer mandate&nbsp;under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act&nbsp;to provide eligible employees with minimum essential health care coverage. </p> <p>(Sec. 3) The budgetary effects of this joint resolution are not entered on either PAYGO scorecard under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. </p>

tv_txt: IA 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 61 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOINT RESOLUTION 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.

1. Short title This joint resolution may be cited as the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 . 2. Employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration not taken into account in determining employers to which the employer mandate applies under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a) In general Section 4980H(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Exemption for health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration Solely for purposes of determining whether an employer is an applicable large employer under this paragraph for any month, an individual shall not be taken into account as an employee for such month if such individual has medical coverage for such month under— (i) chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, including coverage under the TRICARE program, or (ii) under a health care program under chapter 17 or 18 of title 38, United States Code, as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013. 3. Budgetary effects; statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) scorecards The budgetary effects of this joint resolution shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(d) ).

Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IA 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 61 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2015 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois introduced the following joint resolution; which was 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 JOINT RESOLUTION 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.

1. Short title This joint resolution may be cited as the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 . 2. Employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration not taken into account in determining employers to which the employer mandate applies under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a) In general Section 4980H(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Exemption for health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration Solely for purposes of determining whether an employer is an applicable large employer under this paragraph for any month, an individual shall not be taken into account as an employee for such month if such individual has medical coverage for such month under— (i) chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, including coverage under the TRICARE program, or (ii) under a health care program under chapter 17 or 18 of title 38, United States Code, as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013. 3. Budgetary effects; statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) scorecards The budgetary effects of this joint resolution shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(d) ).

tv_txt: IIA Calendar No. 170 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 61 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2015 Received; read the first time July 29, 2015 Read the second time and placed on the calendar JOINT RESOLUTION 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.

1. Short title This joint resolution may be cited as the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 . 2. Employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration not taken into account in determining employers to which the employer mandate applies under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a) In general Section 4980H(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Exemption for health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration Solely for purposes of determining whether an employer is an applicable large employer under this paragraph for any month, an individual shall not be taken into account as an employee for such month if such individual has medical coverage for such month under— (i) chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, including coverage under the TRICARE program, or (ii) under a health care program under chapter 17 or 18 of title 38, United States Code, as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013. 3. Budgetary effects; statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) scorecards The budgetary effects of this joint resolution shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(d) ).

Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

July 29, 2015 Read the second time and placed on the calendar