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H.J.Res. 61 · 114th Congress

Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

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  1. House Introduced Jul 23, 2015
  2. House Passed Jul 27, 2015
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Jul 27, 2015

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) 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.

(Sec. 3) The budgetary effects of this joint resolution are not entered on either PAYGO scorecard under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

Latest action (Sep 24, 2015): 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)

Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 23, 2015

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  1. House Introduced Jul 23, 2015
  2. House Passed Jul 27, 2015

Latest vote · Senate · Sep 24, 2015

Ending debate (cloture) — Cloture Motion Rejected. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell

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DSR Sullivan JSR Sessions RSR Shelby JBR Boozman JFR Flake JMR McCain CGR Gardner MRR Rubio DPR Perdue JIR Isakson CGR Grassley JER Ernst JRR Risch MCR Crapo DCR Coats JMR Moran PRR Roberts MMR McConnell BCR Cassidy DVR Vitter RBR Blunt RWR Wicker TCR Cochran SDR Daines RBR Burr TTR Tillis JHR Hoeven DFR Fischer RPR Portman JLR Lankford JIR Inhofe PTR Toomey LGR Graham TSR Scott JTR Thune MRR Rounds BCR Corker LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn TCR Cruz MLR Lee OHR Hatch RJR Johnson JMD Manchin SCR Capito JBR Barrasso MER Enzi
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LMR Murkowski TCR Cotton DFD Feinstein MBD Bennet CMD Murphy RBD Blumenthal CCD Coons TCD Carper BND Nelson BSD Schatz MHD Hirono MKR Kirk RDD Durbin JDD Donnelly RPR Paul EMD Markey EWD Warren BMD Mikulski BCD Cardin AKI King SCR Collins DSD Stabenow GPD Peters AFD Franken AKD Klobuchar CMD McCaskill JTD Tester HHD Heitkamp BSR Sasse JSD Shaheen KAR Ayotte BMD Menendez CBD Booker MHD Heinrich TUD Udall DHR Heller HRD Reid CSD Schumer KGD Gillibrand SBD Brown JMD Merkley RWD Wyden BCD Casey JRD Reed SWD Whitehouse MWD Warner TKD Kaine BSI Sanders PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray TBD Baldwin
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Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Dan SullivanRAKYea
Lisa MurkowskiRAKNay
Jeff SessionsRALYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
John BoozmanRARYea
Tom CottonRARNay
Jeff FlakeRAZYea
John McCainRAZYea
Barbara BoxerDCANot Voting
Dianne FeinsteinDCANay
Cory GardnerRCOYea
Michael BennetDCONay
Christopher MurphyDCTNay
Richard BlumenthalDCTNay
Christopher CoonsDDENay
Thomas CarperDDENay
Bill NelsonDFLNay
Marco RubioRFLYea
David PerdueRGAYea
Johnny IsaksonRGAYea
Brian SchatzDHINay
Mazie HironoDHINay
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Joni ErnstRIAYea
James RischRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Mark KirkRILNay
Richard DurbinDILNay
Daniel CoatsRINYea
Joe DonnellyDINNay
Jerry MoranRKSYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
Rand PaulRKYNay
Bill CassidyRLAYea
David VitterRLAYea
Ed MarkeyDMANay
Elizabeth WarrenDMANay
Barbara MikulskiDMDNay
Benjamin CardinDMDNay
Angus KingIMENay
Susan CollinsRMENay
Debbie StabenowDMINay
Gary PetersDMINay
Al FrankenDMNNay
Amy KlobucharDMNNay
Claire McCaskillDMONay
Roy BluntRMOYea
Roger WickerRMSYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Jon TesterDMTNay
Steve DainesRMTYea
Richard BurrRNCYea
Thom TillisRNCYea
Heidi HeitkampDNDNay
John HoevenRNDYea
Ben SasseRNENay
Deb FischerRNEYea
Jeanne ShaheenDNHNay
Kelly AyotteRNHNay
Bob MenendezDNJNay
Cory BookerDNJNay
Martin HeinrichDNMNay
Tom UdallDNMNay
Dean HellerRNVNay
Harry ReidDNVNay
Chuck SchumerDNYNay
Kirsten GillibrandDNYNay
Rob PortmanROHYea
Sherrod BrownDOHNay
James LankfordROKYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Jeff MerkleyDORNay
Ron WydenDORNay
Bob CaseyDPANay
Pat ToomeyRPAYea
Jack ReedDRINay
Sheldon WhitehouseDRINay
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
Tim ScottRSCYea
John ThuneRSDYea
Mike RoundsRSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Ted CruzRTXYea
Mike LeeRUTYea
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Mark WarnerDVANay
Tim KaineDVANay
Bernie SandersIVTNay
Patrick LeahyDVTNay
Maria CantwellDWANay
Patty MurrayDWANay
Ron JohnsonRWIYea
Tammy BaldwinDWINay
Joe ManchinDWVYea
Shelley CapitoRWVYea
John BarrassoRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea
All recorded votes (5)
  • Ending debate (cloture) Cloture Motion Rejected
    Senate · Sep 24, 2015 · “On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2669 to H.J.Res. 61 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015)” · Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
  • Ending debate (cloture) Cloture Motion Rejected
    Senate · Sep 17, 2015 · “On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2640 to H.J.Res. 61 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015)” · Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
  • Ending debate (cloture) Cloture Motion Rejected
    Senate · Sep 17, 2015 · “On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2656 to S.Amdt. 2640 to H.J.Res. 61 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015)” · Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
  • Ending debate (cloture) Cloture Motion Rejected
    Senate · Sep 15, 2015 · “On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2640 to H.J.Res. 61 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015)” · Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
  • Ending debate (cloture) Cloture Motion Rejected
    Senate · Sep 10, 2015 · “On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2640 to H.J.Res. 61 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015)” · Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell