A bill 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.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
29 Cosponsors (29 Republicans)
H.J.Res. 61
(same title)
Passed House (Senate next) — Jul 27, 2015
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Inhofe Statement on 76% Increase in Oklahomans' Obamacare Premiums for 2017”
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Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK, 1994-2022]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 5, 2016
“Remarks of Mrs. Marcelle Leahy At Lunds 125th Birthday Bash Waterworks, Winooski, Vermont”
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Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT, 1975-2022]
on May 1, 2016
“VIDEO: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Calls For Action and Accountability on Opioid Epidemic”
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI2, 2013-2020]
on May 12, 2016
History
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Apr 1, 2014
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2190 (113th). |
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Jan 6, 2015
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Introduced
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Jan 6, 2015
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Companion Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 22 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 12 (114th). |
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Jul 21, 2015
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Companion Bill —
Failed Cloture in the Senate
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Jul 30, 2015
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Companion Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 3, 2015
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Companion Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
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Dec 3, 2015
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Companion Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
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Dec 4, 2015
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Companion Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 22 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 12 (114th). |
S. 12 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 12. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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