US HJR61 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on July 28 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-09-24 - S.Amdt.2687 Amendment SA 2687 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2686. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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.

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Title

Hire More Heroes Act of 2015

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-09-24 - Senate - On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2669 to H.J.Res. 61 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015) (Y: 47 N: 52 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-09-17 - Senate - On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2640 to H.J.Res. 61 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015) (Y: 56 N: 42 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-09-17 - Senate - On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2656 to S.Amdt. 2640 to H.J.Res. 61 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015) (Y: 53 N: 45 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-09-15 - Senate - On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2640 to H.J.Res. 61 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015) (Y: 56 N: 42 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2015-09-10 - Senate - On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2640 to H.J.Res. 61 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015) (Y: 58 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2687 Amendment SA 2687 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2686. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2686 Amendment SA 2686 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2685 (the instructions of the motion to commit). (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2685 Amendment SA 2685 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917)
2015-09-24SenateMotion 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)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2684 Amendment SA 2684 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2683. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2683 Amendment SA 2683 proposed by Senator McConnell to language proposed to be stricken by amendment no. 2680. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2682 Amendment SA 2682 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2681. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2681 Amendment SA 2681 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2680. (consideration: CR S6917; text: CR S6917)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2680 Amendment SA 2680 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cochran. (consideration: CR S6916-6917)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2671 SA 2671 fell when SA 2670 fell. (consideration: CR S6916)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2670 SA 2670 fell when SA 2669 was tabled. (consideration: CR S6916)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2669 Motion to table amendment SA 2669 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6916)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2673 SA 2673 fell when SA 2672 was tabled. (consideration: CR S6916)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2672 Motion to table amendment SA 2672 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6916)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2676 SA 2676 fell when SA 2675 fell. (consideration: CR S6916)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2675 SA 2675 fell when SA 2674 fell. (consideration: CR S6916)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2674 SA 2674 fell when the motion to commit was tabled. (consideration: CR S6916)
2015-09-24SenateMotion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2674) tabled in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6910)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2669 Cloture on amendment SA 2669 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 270. (consideration: CR S6916; text: CR S6916)
2015-09-24SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6910-6931)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2669 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6910, S6916)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2670 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6910)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2671 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6910)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2672 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6910, S6916)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2673 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6910)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2674 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6910)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2675 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6910)
2015-09-24SenateS.Amdt.2676 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6910)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2669 Cloture motion on amendment SA 2669 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6869; text: CR S6869)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2676 Amendment SA 2676 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2675. (consideration: CR S6869; text: CR S6869)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2675 Amendment SA 2675 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2674 (the instructions of the motion to commit). (consideration: CR S6868-6869; text: CR S6869)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2674 Amendment SA 2674 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S6868; text: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateMotion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2674) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2673 Amendment SA 2673 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2672. (consideration: CR S6868; text: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2672 Amendment SA 2672 proposed by Senator McConnell to language proposed to be stricken by amendment no. 2669. (consideration: CR S6868; text: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2671 Amendment SA 2671 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2670. (consideration: CR S6868; text: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2670 Amendment SA 2670 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2669. (consideration: CR S6868; text: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2669 Amendment SA 2669 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cochran. (consideration: CR S6868, S6869)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2657 SA 2657 fell when SA 2656 fell. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2656 SA 2656 fell when SA 2640 was tabled. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2640 Motion to table amendment SA 2640 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2659 SA 2659 fell when SA 2658 was tabled. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2658 Motion to table amendment SA 2658 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2662 SA 2662 fell when SA 2661 fell. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2661 SA 2661 fell when SA 2660 fell. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2660 SA 2660 fell when the motion to commit was tabled. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateMotion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2660) tabled in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6868-6870, S6870-6889)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2662 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2658 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2659 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2660 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2661 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2640 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2656 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-22SenateS.Amdt.2657 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6868)
2015-09-17SenateS.Amdt.2640 Third cloture on amendment SA 2640 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 267. (consideration: CR S6781; text: CR S6781)
2015-09-17SenateThird cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S6780)
2015-09-17SenateS.Amdt.2656 Cloture on amendment SA 2656 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 266. (consideration: CR S6780; text: CR S6780)
2015-09-17SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6775-6793)
2015-09-17SenateS.Amdt.2640 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6775)
2015-09-17SenateS.Amdt.2656 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6775)
2015-09-17SenateS.Amdt.2657 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6775)
2015-09-17SenateS.Amdt.2658 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6775)
2015-09-17SenateS.Amdt.2659 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6775)
2015-09-17SenateS.Amdt.2660 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6775)
2015-09-17SenateS.Amdt.2661 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6775)
2015-09-17SenateS.Amdt.2662 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6775)
2015-09-16SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6669-6676, S6678-6693)
2015-09-16SenateS.Amdt.2640 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6670)
2015-09-16SenateS.Amdt.2656 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6670)
2015-09-16SenateS.Amdt.2657 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6670)
2015-09-16SenateS.Amdt.2658 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6670)
2015-09-16SenateS.Amdt.2659 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6670)
2015-09-16SenateS.Amdt.2660 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6670)
2015-09-16SenateS.Amdt.2661 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6670)
2015-09-16SenateS.Amdt.2662 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6670)
2015-09-15SenateThird cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6644; text: CR S6644)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2640 Third cloture motion on amendment SA 2640 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6644; text: CR S6644)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2656 Cloture motion on amendment SA 2656 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6644; text: CR S6644)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2662 Amendment SA 2662 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2661. (consideration: CR S6644; text: CR S6644)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2661 Amendment SA 2661 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2660 (the instructions of the motion to commit). (consideration: CR S6644; text: CR S6644)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2660 Amendment SA 2660 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S6644; text: CR S6644)
2015-09-15SenateMotion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2660) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6644; text: CR S6644)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2659 Amendment SA 2659 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2658. (consideration: CR S6643-6644; text: CR S6644)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2658 Amendment SA 2658 proposed by Senator McConnell to language proposed to be stricken by amendment no. 2640. (consideration: CR S6643; text: CR S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2657 Amendment SA 2657 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2656. (consideration: CR S6643; text: CR S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2656 Amendment SA 2656 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2640. (consideration: CR S6643; text: CR S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2642 SA 2642 fell when SA 2641 was tabled. (consideration: CR S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2641 Motion to table amendment SA 2641 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2644 SA 2644 fell when SA 2643 was tabled. (consideration: CR S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2643 Motion to table amendment SA 2643 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2647 SA 2647 fell when SA 2646 fell. (consideration: CR S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2646 SA 2646 fell when SA 2645 fell. (consideration: CR S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2645 SA 2645 fell when the motion to commit was tabled. (consideration: CR S6643)
2015-09-15SenateMotion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment SA 2645 tabled in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6643)
2015-09-15SenateSecond cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2640 Second cloture on amendment SA 2640 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 42. Record Vote Number: 265.
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2643 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6617, S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2644 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6617, S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2645 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6617, S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2646 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6617, S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2647 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6617, S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2640 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6617, S6642-6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2641 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6617, S6643)
2015-09-15SenateS.Amdt.2642 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6617, S6643)
2015-09-15SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6617-6644)
2015-09-10SenateSecond cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6582; text: CR S6582)
2015-09-10SenateS.Amdt.2640 Second cloture motion on amendment SA 2640 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6581-6582; text: CR S6581-6582)
2015-09-10SenateCloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (consideration: CR S6581)
2015-09-10SenateS.Amdt.2640 Cloture on amendment SA 2640 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 42. Record Vote Number: 264. (consideration: CR S6581; text: CR S6581)
2015-09-10SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6543-6544, S6544-6596)
2015-09-10SenateS.Amdt.2640 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6544)
2015-09-10SenateS.Amdt.2641 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6544)
2015-09-10SenateS.Amdt.2642 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6544)
2015-09-10SenateS.Amdt.2643 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6544)
2015-09-10SenateS.Amdt.2644 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6544)
2015-09-10SenateS.Amdt.2645 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6544)
2015-09-10SenateS.Amdt.2646 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6544)
2015-09-10SenateS.Amdt.2647 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6544)
2015-09-09SenateCloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6518; text: CR S6518)
2015-09-09SenateS.Amdt.2640 Cloture motion on amendment SA 2640 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6518; text: CR S6518)
2015-09-09SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6478-6490, S6490-6525)
2015-09-09SenateS.Amdt.2647 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6478)
2015-09-09SenateS.Amdt.2640 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6478)
2015-09-09SenateS.Amdt.2641 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6478)
2015-09-09SenateS.Amdt.2642 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6478)
2015-09-09SenateS.Amdt.2643 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6478)
2015-09-09SenateS.Amdt.2644 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6478)
2015-09-09SenateS.Amdt.2645 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6478)
2015-09-09SenateS.Amdt.2646 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6478)
2015-09-08SenateS.Amdt.2647 Amendment SA 2647 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2646. (consideration: CR S6442; text: CR S6442)
2015-09-08SenateS.Amdt.2646 Amendment SA 2646 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2645 (the instructions of the motion to commit). (consideration: CR S6441-6442; text: CR S6441)
2015-09-08SenateS.Amdt.2645 Amendment SA 2645 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S6441; text: CR S6441)
2015-09-08SenateMotion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2645) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6441; text: CR S6441)
2015-09-08SenateS.Amdt.2644 Amendment SA 2644 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2643. (consideration: CR S6441; text: CR S6441)
2015-09-08SenateS.Amdt.2643 Amendment SA 2643 proposed by Senator McConnell to language proposed to be stricken by amendment no. 2640. (consideration: CR S6441; text: CR S6441)
2015-09-08SenateS.Amdt.2642 Amendment SA 2642 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2641. (consideration: CR S6441; text: CR S6441)
2015-09-08SenateS.Amdt.2641 Amendment SA 2641 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2640. (consideration: CR S6441; text: CR S6441)
2015-09-08SenateS.Amdt.2640 Amendment SA 2640 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S6441; text: CR S6441)
2015-09-08SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6441-6455)
2015-07-29SenateRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 170.
2015-07-28SenateReceived in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2015-07-27HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-07-27HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5488)
2015-07-27HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.J. Res. 61.
2015-07-27HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5488-5490)
2015-07-27HouseMr. Ryan (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution. (consideration: CR S6441; text: CR S6441)
2015-07-23HouseReferred to House Budget
2015-07-23HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2015-07-23HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-07-23HouseIntroduced in House

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