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H.J.Res. 61 (114th): Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

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The text of the resolution below is as of Jul 29, 2015 (Placed on Calendar in the Senate). The resolution was not adopted.

Summary of this resolution

The Hire More Heroes Act would exempt employees with health coverage from TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being considered in the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The employer mandate of the ACA requires employers of 50 or more full-time employees to provide qualified health insurance. The bill would exclude veterans receiving health care benefits from this count. Sponsor Sen. Rodney Davis (R-IL13), issued this press release upon introduction of the bill. In it he argued that the bill would encourage employers to hire veterans.

It was originally passed in the House as H.R. 22, but after H.R. 22 became the vehicle for passage of …

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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.

1.

Short title

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

2.

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.

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(b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.

3.

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