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S. 12

Referred to Committee

Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

Introduced 1/6/2015•114th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

1/6/2015 • Senate

Summary

Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to add a provision to exempt any employee with coverage under a health care program administered by the Department of Defense, including the TRICARE program, or by the Veterans Administration, 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 such employees with minimum essential health care coverage.

Introduced in Senate • 1/6/2015

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Taxation
Comprehensive health careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMilitary medicineSales and excise taxesVeterans' medical care

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (30)

Party Breakdown

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Sponsor

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Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]

Republican • MO

Sponsored 1/6/2015

Cosponsors (29)

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Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]

R-NH

Joined 1/6/2015

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Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

R-AR

Joined 1/6/2015

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Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]

R-NC

Joined 1/6/2015

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Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]

R-MS

Joined 1/6/2015

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Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

R-TX

Joined 1/6/2015

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

January 6, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Introduced in Senate1/6/2015

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors29