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H.R. 22 (114th): FAST Act

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The text of the bill below is as of Jan 6, 2015 (Passed the House).

Summary of this bill

H.R 22, formerly the Hire More Heroes Act, has become the Senate’s vehicle for passage of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act or DRIVE Act (S. 1647). The DRIVE Act is a major bipartisan transportation bill that would authorize funding for highway infrastructure investments. H.R. 22 became the DRIVE Act through S.Amdt. 2266, which was agreed to in the Senate 62-32 in a cloture vote.

Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act (S. 819), which would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank through fiscal year 2019, as well as introduce reforms on taxpayer protection, promotion of small businesses, modernization, and other subjects, was also added into …

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114th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 22

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AN ACT

To amend 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 Act 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.

Passed the House of Representatives January 6, 2015.

Karen L. Haas,

Clerk.