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H.J.Res. 61: Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

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H.J.Res. 61: Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-23 · Taxation · Latest: 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)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 5 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 270 (2015): On the Cloture Motion, HJRES61 (2015-09-24), Cloture Motion Rejected. See all
  4. Where it stands now: 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) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

Plain summary

Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 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. The budgetary effects of this joint resolution are not entered on either PAYGO scorecard under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

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Official text

Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.J. Res. 61, Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 (2015-07-24); CBO cost estimate: Amendment SA 2669 to H.J.Res. 61 (Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2016) (2015-09-22)

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Joint resolution
In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hjres61 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114