H.J.Res. 61House114th Congress (2015-2017)Passed House

Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

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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)

Appropriations Committee

September 24, 2015

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

July 23, 2015

HouseIntro Referral

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.

Ways and Means Committee

July 23, 2015

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Mr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution. (consideration: CR S6441; text: CR S6441)

July 27, 2015 • 3:32 PM

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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5488-5490)

July 27, 2015 • 3:32 PM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.J. Res. 61.

July 27, 2015 • 3:32 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5488)

July 27, 2015 • 3:43 PM

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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5488)

July 27, 2015 • 3:43 PM

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

July 27, 2015 • 3:43 PM

SenateCalendars

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

July 28, 2015

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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 170.

July 29, 2015

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Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6441-6455)

September 8, 2015

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Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2645) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6441; text: CR S6441)

Foreign Relations Committee

September 8, 2015

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6478-6490, S6490-6525)

September 9, 2015

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Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6518; text: CR S6518)

September 9, 2015

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6543-6544, S6544-6596)

September 10, 2015

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Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S6581)

September 10, 2015

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Second cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6582; text: CR S6582)

September 10, 2015

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6617-6644)

September 15, 2015

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Second cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S6643)

September 15, 2015

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Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment SA 2645 tabled in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6643)

Foreign Relations Committee

September 15, 2015

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Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2660) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6644; text: CR S6644)

Foreign Relations Committee

September 15, 2015

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Third cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6644; text: CR S6644)

September 15, 2015

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6669-6676, S6678-6693)

September 16, 2015

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6775-6793)

September 17, 2015

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Third cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S6780)

September 17, 2015

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6868-6870, S6870-6889)

September 22, 2015

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Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2660) tabled in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6868)

Foreign Relations Committee

September 22, 2015

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Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2674) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6868)

Appropriations Committee

September 22, 2015

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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6910-6931)

September 24, 2015

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Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2674) tabled in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6910)

Appropriations Committee

September 24, 2015

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Appropriations Committee

September 24, 2015

Amendments

41 amendments

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S.Amdt. 26873rd degreeSep 24, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

Amendment SA 2687 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2686. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917) Of a perfecting nature. · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2686

S.Amdt. 26862nd degreeSep 24, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

Amendment SA 2686 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2685 (the instructions of the motion to commit). (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917) Of a perfecting nature. · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2685

S.Amdt. 2685Sep 24, 2015

To change the enactment date.

Amendment SA 2685 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917) To change the enactment date. · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell

S.Amdt. 26842nd degreeSep 24, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

Amendment SA 2684 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2683. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917) Of a perfecting nature. · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2683

S.Amdt. 2683Sep 24, 2015

To change the enactment date.

Amendment SA 2683 proposed by Senator McConnell to language proposed to be stricken by amendment no. 2680. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917) To change the enactment date. · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell

S.Amdt. 26823rd degreeSep 24, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

Amendment SA 2682 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2681. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917) Of a perfecting nature. · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2681

S.Amdt. 26812nd degreeSep 24, 2015

To change the enactment date.

Amendment SA 2681 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2680. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917) To change the enactment date. · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2680

S.Amdt. 2680Sep 24, 2015

Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.

Amendment SA 2680 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cochran. (consideration: CR S6916-6917) Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. · Sponsored by Thad Cochran

S.Amdt. 26763rd degreeSep 24, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2676 fell when SA 2675 fell. (consideration: CR S6916) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2675

S.Amdt. 26752nd degreeSep 24, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2675 fell when SA 2674 fell. (consideration: CR S6916) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2674

S.Amdt. 2674Sep 24, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2674 fell when the motion to commit was tabled. (consideration: CR S6916) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell

S.Amdt. 26732nd degreeSep 24, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2673 fell when SA 2672 was tabled. (consideration: CR S6916) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2672

S.Amdt. 2672Sep 24, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

Motion to table amendment SA 2672 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6916) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell

S.Amdt. 26713rd degreeSep 24, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2671 fell when SA 2670 fell. (consideration: CR S6916) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2670

S.Amdt. 26702nd degreeSep 24, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2670 fell when SA 2669 was tabled. (consideration: CR S6916) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2669

S.Amdt. 2669Sep 24, 2015

Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.

Motion to table amendment SA 2669 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6916) · Sponsored by Thad Cochran

S.Amdt. 26623rd degreeSep 22, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2662 fell when SA 2661 fell. (consideration: CR S6868) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2661

S.Amdt. 26612nd degreeSep 22, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2661 fell when SA 2660 fell. (consideration: CR S6868) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2660

S.Amdt. 2660Sep 22, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2660 fell when the motion to commit was tabled. (consideration: CR S6868) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell

S.Amdt. 26592nd degreeSep 22, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2659 fell when SA 2658 was tabled. (consideration: CR S6868) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2658

S.Amdt. 2658Sep 22, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

Motion to table amendment SA 2658 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6868) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell

S.Amdt. 26573rd degreeSep 22, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2657 fell when SA 2656 fell. (consideration: CR S6868) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2656

S.Amdt. 26562nd degreeSep 22, 2015

To prohibit the President from waiving, suspending, reducing, providing relief from, or otherwise limiting the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran.

SA 2656 fell when SA 2640 was tabled. (consideration: CR S6868) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2640

S.Amdt. 2640Sep 22, 2015

In the nature of a substitute.

Motion to table amendment SA 2640 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6868) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell

S.Amdt. 26473rd degreeSep 15, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2647 fell when SA 2646 fell. (consideration: CR S6643) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2646

S.Amdt. 26462nd degreeSep 15, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2646 fell when SA 2645 fell. (consideration: CR S6643) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2645

S.Amdt. 2645Sep 15, 2015

To change the enactment date.

SA 2645 fell when the motion to commit was tabled. (consideration: CR S6643) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell

S.Amdt. 26442nd degreeSep 15, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2644 fell when SA 2643 was tabled. (consideration: CR S6643) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2643

S.Amdt. 2643Sep 15, 2015

To change the enactment date.

Motion to table amendment SA 2643 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6643) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell

S.Amdt. 26423rd degreeSep 15, 2015

Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2642 fell when SA 2641 was tabled. (consideration: CR S6643) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2641

S.Amdt. 26412nd degreeSep 15, 2015

To change the enactment date.

Motion to table amendment SA 2641 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6643) · Sponsored by Mitch McConnell · Amends S.Amdt. 2640

S.Amdt. 2688Sep 24, 2015

Sponsored by Harry Reid

S.Amdt. 2654Sep 10, 2015

Sponsored by Harry Reid

S.Amdt. 2653Sep 10, 2015

Sponsored by Harry Reid

S.Amdt. 2652Sep 10, 2015

Sponsored by Harry Reid

S.Amdt. 2651Sep 10, 2015

Sponsored by Harry Reid

S.Amdt. 2650Sep 10, 2015

Sponsored by Harry Reid

S.Amdt. 2649Sep 10, 2015

Sponsored by Harry Reid

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Placed on Calendar SenateIssued July 29, 2015

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.

Short title

This joint resolution may be cited as the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015.

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.

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