Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that a bona fide volunteer providing firefighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, or ambulance services to a state or local government or a tax-exempt organization shall not be counted in determining the number of full-time employees of an employer for purposes of the employer mandate to provide health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-19 | President | Became Public Law No: 113-291. | House floor actions |
| 2014-12-19 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2014-12-18 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2014-12-12 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2014-12-12 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 123, enrollment corrections on H.R. 3979 have been made. | House floor actions |
| 2014-12-12 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 121, enrollment corrections on H.R. 3979 have been made. | House floor actions |
| 2014-12-12 | Vote | Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate Amendment to H.R. 3979, under the order of 12/11/14, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 11. Record Vote Number: 325. (consideration: CR S6738-6739) | Senate |
| 2014-12-12 | Floor | Motion by Senator Reid to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA3984) withdrawn in Senate. | Senate |
| 2014-12-12 | Vote | Ruling of the Chair sustained by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 324. (consideration: CR S6738) | Senate |
| 2014-12-12 | Floor | Senator Coburn appealed the ruling of the chair. (consideration: CR S6738) | Senate |
| 2014-12-12 | Floor | Coburn motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4098 ruled out of order by chair. (consideration: CR S6738) | Senate |
| 2014-12-12 | Floor | Coburn motion to suspend Rule XXII to permit the consideration of amendment SA 4098 made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6738) | Senate |
| 2014-12-12 | Vote | Motion by Senator Coburn to refer to Senate Committee on Armed Services the House message to accompany the bill with instructions to report back forthwith with changes to strike title XXX, under the order of 12/11/14, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 18 - 82. Record Vote Number: 323. (consideration: CR S6738) | Senate |
| 2014-12-12 | Floor | Motion by Senator Coburn to refer to Senate Committee on Armed Services the House message to accompany the bill with instructions to report back forthwith with changes to strike title XXX made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6726) | Senate |
| 2014-12-12 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6701-6739) | Senate |
| 2014-12-11 | Floor | Motion by Senator Reid to refer to Senate Committee on Armed Services the House message to accompany the bill with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 3986 fell when cloture invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment in Senate. (consideration: CR S6590) | Senate |
| 2014-12-11 | Vote | Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 14. Record Vote Number: 322. (consideration: CR S6589-6590; text: CR S6589) | Senate |
| 2014-12-11 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6585, S6589-6590, S6608) | Senate |
| 2014-12-10 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6470-6474) | Senate |
| 2014-12-09 | Floor | Motion by Senator Reid to refer to Senate Committee on Armed Services the House message to accompany the bill with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 3986 made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6438; text: CR S6438) | Senate |
| 2014-12-09 | Floor | Motion by Senator Reid to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 3984) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6438; text: CR S6438) | Senate |
| 2014-12-09 | Floor | Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S6437-6438; text: CR S6437-6438) | Senate |
| 2014-12-09 | Floor | Motion by Senator Reid to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6437; text: CR S6437) | Senate |
| 2014-12-09 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6437-6438) | Senate |
| 2014-12-08 | Floor | Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment. | Senate |
| 2014-12-08 | Floor | ENGROSSMENT CORRECTION - Mr. Hastings (WA) asked unanimous consent that in the engrossment of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979 pursuant to H.Res. 770, the Clerk be directed to make a correction as follows: In sec. 3050 of the House amendment, strike "2013" and insert "2014". Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2014-12-04 | ResolvingDifferences | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2014-12-04 | Vote | On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 300 - 119 (Roll no. 551). (text as House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment: CR H8388-8621) | House floor actions |
| 2014-12-04 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3979, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979 with an amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McKeon demanded the yeas and nays and pursuant to a previous special order, further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion were postponed until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2014-12-04 | ResolvingDifferences | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H8632) | House floor actions |
| 2014-12-04 | Floor | Pursuant to H.Res. 770, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979 with an amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-58 modified by the amendments printed in part A of House Report 113-646 and the amendment specified in section 5 of House Resolution 770. | House floor actions |
| 2014-12-04 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. McKeon moved that the House concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H8385-8632, H8651-8652; text of Senate amendment: CR H8385-8387) | House floor actions |
| 2014-12-04 | Floor | ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. McKeon asked unanimous consent that the question of adopting a motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979 with an amendment may be subject to postponement as though under clause 8 of rule 20. Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2014-04-08 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2014-04-07 | Vote | Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 59 - 38. Record Vote Number: 101. (text: CR S2176-2178) | Senate |
| 2014-04-07 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2175-2178) | Senate |
| 2014-04-03 | Vote | Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 100. (consideration: CR S2150; text: CR S2150) | Senate |
| 2014-04-03 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2137-2140, S2141-2144, S2145-2146, S2148, S2148-2149, S2149-2150, S2152) | Senate |
| 2014-04-02 | Vote | Motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 67 - 29. Record Vote Number: 98. | Senate |
| 2014-04-02 | Floor | Senator Vitter moved to appeal the ruling of the chair that Amdt. No. 2931 is not in order to be proposed. (consideration: CR S2081) | Senate |
| 2014-04-02 | Floor | Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2879) fell when cloture was invoked on SA 2874 in Senate. (consideration: CR S2047) | Senate |
| 2014-04-02 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2044-2046, S2047-2081, S2082-2085) | Senate |
| 2014-04-01 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1897) | Senate |
| 2014-03-31 | Floor | Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1860; text: CR S1860) | Senate |
| 2014-03-31 | Floor | Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2879) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1860; text: CR S1860) | Senate |
| 2014-03-31 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1859-1860) | Senate |
| 2014-03-31 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate |
| 2014-03-27 | Vote | Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 65 - 34. Record Vote Number: 90. (consideration: CR S1799-1800; text: CR S1799) | Senate |
| 2014-03-27 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1781-1784, S1793, S1799-1800, S1800, S1803-1809) | Senate |
| 2014-03-26 | Floor | Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1770-1771; text: CR S1770-1771) | Senate |
| 2014-03-26 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1741-1744; S1761-1770, S1770-1771) | Senate |
| 2014-03-25 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1720) | Senate |
| 2014-03-24 | Calendars | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 333. | Senate |
| 2014-03-13 | Calendars | Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | Senate |
| 2014-03-12 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2014-03-11 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 116). (text: CR H2278) | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-11 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2285-2286) | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-11 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-11 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3979. | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-11 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2278-2280) | House floor actions |
| 2014-03-11 | Floor | Mr. Brady (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. (consideration: CR H2278) | House floor actions |
| 2014-02-25 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 268. | House floor actions |
| 2014-02-25 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 113-360. | House floor actions |
| 2014-02-04 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 0. | House committee actions |
| 2014-02-04 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2014-01-31 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House floor actions |
| 2014-01-31 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |