H.R. 33: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

H.R. 33: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-06 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 106 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, HR33 (2015-02-27), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on February 27, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 to extend the continuing FY2015 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the current annual rate until the earlier of March 6, 2015, or enactment of DHS appropriations legislation for FY2015. The bill prevents a shutdown of DHS when funding under current law expires on February 27, 2015.

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Official text

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] · 15 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN)

Recorded votes

House roll call 18 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR33 (2015-01-12): Passed
House roll call 106 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment, HR33 (2015-02-27): Passed

Words on this page, explained (4)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr33.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr33 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114