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Introduced
07/23/2015
07/23/2015
In Committee
07/23/2015
07/23/2015
Crossed Over
07/28/2015
07/28/2015
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This joint resolution amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt any employee with coverage under a health care program administered by the Department of Defense, including the TRICARE program, or by the Department of Veterans Affairs from classification as an eligible employee of an applicable large employer for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide eligible employees with minimum essential health care coverage. (Sec. 3) The budgetary effects of this joint resolution are not entered on either PAYGO scorecard under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
AI Summary
This Joint Resolution, known as the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015, amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude employees who have health coverage through the Department of Defense's TRICARE program or the Department of Veterans Affairs from being counted when determining if an employer is considered an "applicable large employer" under the employer mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often called Obamacare). This means that employers will not be penalized for not providing health insurance to these specific employees, as they are already covered by government health programs. The resolution also states that its budgetary impact will not be tracked on the PAYGO (Pay-As-You-Go) scorecards, which are used to monitor government spending.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
S.Amdt.2687 Amendment SA 2687 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2686. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917) (on 09/24/2015)
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