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.
Latest action · Mar 30, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2015
- Passed HouseJan 12, 2015
- Passed SenateFeb 27, 2015
- To the PresidentFeb 27, 2015
- Became lawFeb 27, 2015
Summary
(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.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 106 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment | Passed357–60 | Feb 27, 2015 |
| House 18 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed401–0 | Jan 12, 2015 |
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 12, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| R-VA | Robert Hurt | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Jan 12, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Jan 12, 2015 |
Actions 25
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 27, 2015Became Public Law No: 114-3.
- Feb 27, 2015DEBATE - 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, 2015Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1206)
- Feb 27, 2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 268 | In the nature of a substitute. | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Amendment SA 268 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 35 | Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Feb 27, 2015 |
| S 420 | Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act | Identical bill | Feb 10, 2015 |
| HR 1191 | Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 | Identical bill | May 22, 2015 |
| HR 2658 | Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act | Identical bill | Jun 4, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Appropriations
- Comprehensive health care
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- 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
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Feb 27, 2015Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Jan 16, 2015Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jan 12, 2015Engrossed in House
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced 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.
