Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill
Official title 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, 2015Public Law 114-3
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 |
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 Jan 6, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 30, 2015 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 27, 2015Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1206)
- Feb 27, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Feb 27, 2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 27, 2015Mr. Rogers (KY) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H1495-1497)
- 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, 2015Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 357 - 60 (Roll no. 106). (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H1495)
- Feb 27, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 27, 2015Presented to President.
- Feb 27, 2015Signed by President.
- Feb 27, 2015Became Public Law No: 114-3.
- Jan 16, 2015Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.
- Jan 13, 2015Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Jan 12, 2015Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 12, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H201-204)
- Jan 12, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 33.
- Jan 12, 2015At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jan 12, 2015Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H205-206)
- Jan 12, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 18). (text: CR H201)
- Jan 12, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Senate | Debate and remarks H1495–H1497, S1206Amendments H1495, S1205, S1206Recorded votes H1496Senate amendment | H. Morgan Griffith R-VA, Harold Rogers R-KY, Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA, Mitch McConnell R-KY (amendment), Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Feb 27, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S221 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jan 16, 2015 |
| Senate · Extensions | Debate and remarks E62, S217 | Mitch McConnell R-KY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jan 13, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H201–H204Text printed H201Recorded votes H205enact | Joe Courtney D-CT, John B. Larson D-CT, Lou Barletta R-PA, Mike Kelly R-PA, Paul D. Ryan R-WI | Jan 12, 2015 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 1, January 6, 2015, page H44.
CRS reports 14
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 14
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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| RL34619 | Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 119th Congresses | Report | Feb 6, 2026 |
| R46595 | Continuing Resolutions: Overview of Components and Practices | Report | Mar 27, 2025 |
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| R42647 | Continuing Resolutions: Overview of Components and Practices Archived | Report | Apr 19, 2019 |
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 5
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 1991 | Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 6, 2017 |
| HR 2658 | Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act | Identical bill | Jun 4, 2015 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Official Title as Agreed to by House and Senate
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act
- Popular Titles
- Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill
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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
