Hire More Heroes Act of 2014
Latest action · May 15, 2014 Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S3064)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 13, 2013
- Passed HouseMar 11, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(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).
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 143 | On the Cloture Motion H.R. 3474 | Cloture Motion Agreed to96–3 | May 13, 2014 |
| House 115 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed406–1 | Mar 11, 2014 |
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 20, 2013 to Mar 11, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Nov 20, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Nov 20, 2013 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Nov 20, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Dec 3, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Kerry L. Bentivolio | Dec 4, 2013 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Dec 11, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Dec 16, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Dec 16, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Feb 25, 2014 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Mar 6, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Mar 6, 2014 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Mar 6, 2014 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Mar 10, 2014 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Mar 11, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Mar 11, 2014 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Mar 11, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Mar 11, 2014 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Mar 11, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Nov 13, 2013 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2014Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S3064)
- May 14, 2014Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S2984-2993, S3018)
- May 14, 2014Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3018)
- May 14, 2014Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S3018-3019)
- May 14, 2014Motion 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)
In the Congressional Record 17
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6173 | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Nov 20, 2014 |
| Senate | Amendments S5271 | Lisa Murkowski R-AK (amendment), Mark Begich D-AK (amendment) | Jul 31, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7109 | Rob Woodall R-GA | Jul 30, 2014 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1024 | Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | Jun 19, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3350 | Angus S. King Jr. I-ME | Jun 3, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7052.
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45244 | Legislative Actions to Modify the Affordable Care Act in the 111th-115th Congresses | Report | Jun 27, 2018 |
| R43898 | Tax Provisions that Expired in 2014 (“Tax Extenders”) Archived | Report | Mar 30, 2016 |
| R43342 | The Medical Device Excise Tax: Economic Analysis Archived | Report | Jun 18, 2015 |
| R43124 | Expired and Expiring Temporary Tax Provisions (“Tax Extenders”) Archived | Report | Nov 6, 2014 |
| R43432 | Bonus Depreciation: Economic and Budgetary Issues Archived | Report | Oct 17, 2014 |
Amendments 168
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3056 | No description on file | James M. Inhofe R-OK | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 3057 | No description on file | John Thune R-SD | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 3058 | No description on file | John Thune R-SD | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 3059 | No description on file | Kelly Ayotte R-NH | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 3060 | In the nature of a substitute. | Ron Wyden D-OR | Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on amendment SA 3060 (Record Vote No. 157) made in Senate. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2190 | Hire More Heroes Act of 2014 | Related bill | Apr 1, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Hire More Heroes Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Hire More Heroes Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2014Placed on Calendar Senate
- Mar 11, 2014Engrossed in House
- Nov 13, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
