HR 3474 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Hire More Heroes Act of 2014

Introduced Nov 13, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Rodney Davis R-IL

Latest action · May 15, 2014 Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.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

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Roll call	Question	Result	Date
Senate 143	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 3474	Cloture Motion Agreed to96–3	May 13, 2014
Yea 96 Al Franken D-MN Amy Klobuchar D-MN Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD Barbara Boxer D-CA Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD Bill Nelson D-FL Brian Schatz D-HI Carl Levin D-MI Charles E. Schumer D-NY Christopher A. Coons D-DE Christopher Murphy D-CT Claire McCaskill D-MO Cory A. Booker D-NJ Debbie Stabenow D-MI Dianne Feinstein D-CA Edward J. Markey D-MA Elizabeth Warren D-MA Harry Reid D-NV Heidi Heitkamp D-ND Jack Reed D-RI Jeanne Shaheen D-NH Jeff Merkley D-OR Joe Donnelly D-IN Joe Manchin III D-WV John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV John E. Walsh D-MT Jon Tester D-MT Kay R. Hagan D-NC Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY Maria Cantwell D-WA Mark Begich D-AK Mark L. Pryor D-AR Mark R. Warner D-VA Mark Udall D-CO Martin Heinrich D-NM Mary L. Landrieu D-LA Mazie K. Hirono D-HI Michael F. Bennet D-CO Patrick J. Leahy D-VT Patty Murray D-WA Richard Blumenthal D-CT Richard J. Durbin D-IL Robert Menendez D-NJ Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA Ron Wyden D-OR Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI Sherrod Brown D-OH Tammy Baldwin D-WI Thomas R. Carper D-DE Tim Johnson D-SD Tim Kaine D-VA Tom Harkin D-IA Tom Udall D-NM Bob Corker R-TN Chuck Grassley R-IA Daniel Coats R-IN David Vitter R-LA Dean Heller R-NV Deb Fischer R-NE James E. Risch R-ID James M. Inhofe R-OK Jeff Sessions R-AL Jerry Moran R-KS John Barrasso R-WY John Cornyn R-TX John Hoeven R-ND John McCain R-AZ John Thune R-SD Johnny Isakson R-GA Kelly Ayotte R-NH Lamar Alexander R-TN Lindsey Graham R-SC Lisa Murkowski R-AK Marco Rubio R-FL Mark Kirk R-IL Michael B. Enzi R-WY Mike Crapo R-ID Mike Johanns R-NE Mitch McConnell R-KY Orrin G. Hatch R-UT Pat Roberts R-KS Patrick J. Toomey R-PA Rand Paul R-KY Richard Burr R-NC Richard C. Shelby R-AL Rob Portman R-OH Roger F. Wicker R-MS Ron Johnson R-WI Roy Blunt R-MO Saxby Chambliss R-GA Susan M. Collins R-ME Ted Cruz R-TX Thad Cochran R-MS Tim Scott R-SC Angus S. King Jr. I-ME Bernard Sanders I-VT Nay 3 Jeff Flake R-AZ Mike Lee R-UT Tom Coburn R-OK Not voting 1 John Boozman R-AR
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

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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)

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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

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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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.

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.

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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.

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