House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-3
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.
Became law on Feb 27, 2015.
Sponsor: Rep. Lou Barletta R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 6, 2015
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJan 12, 2015 · 401–0
- Passed SenateFeb 27, 2015 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesFeb 27, 2015
- To the PresidentFeb 27, 2015
- Became lawFeb 27, 2015
Latest action: Mar 30, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 33.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BARLETTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 1, January 6, 2015, Page H44):Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 6, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 38 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 33, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/33
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e8fdb3f7c7887c62186941eabda2be5bbf6c24d17dbd2adee3e104aa6f184e53
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
- Congress.gov noteThe bill extended continuing FY2015 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security until H.R.240 became Public Law 114-4 on 3/4/2015.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 33, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/33
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e8fdb3f7c7887c62186941eabda2be5bbf6c24d17dbd2adee3e104aa6f184e53
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of March 4, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
15 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 15 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.
Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Charles Dent (R-PA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Robert Hurt (R-VA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Tom Marino (R-PA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Keith Rothfus (R-PA), Bill Shuster (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lou Barletta.
- H.R. 1191 (114th) Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015
- H.R. 4843 (114th) Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act
- H.R. 4487 (114th) Public Buildings Reform and Savings Act of 2016
- H.R. 1471 (114th) FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015
- H.R. 3598 (114th) Fusion Center Enhancement Act of 2015
- H.Con.Res. 117 (114th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.