This evening, I supported two bills designed to help employers deal with the impacts of Obamacare. H.R. 3474 - Hire More Heroes Act of 2013 amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to exclude employees who get their health care under TRICARE or from the Veterans Administration from the calculations used to determine whether an employer is an applicable large employer and therefore subject to the employer mandate under Obamacare. This passed the House in a bipartisan vote of 406-1 H.R. 3979 - Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014 amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure certain emergency services volunteers are not counted when determining the number of full-time employees or full-time equivalents of an employer for the purposes of the employer mandate in Obamacare. This passed the House in a unanimous, bipartisan vote. It is very important to help our employers navigate through the tangled labyrinth of Obamacare regulations. Thats why I supported these two common-sense bills designed to help our job creators more accurately account for the employees they are obligated to cover under Obamacare. By hiring our veterans, employers will be bringing on board hard-working individuals with exceptional skill sets, all while avoiding onerous mandates. Additionally, H.R. 3979 prevents our much needed volunteer fire departments from enduring additional hardships thanks to Obamacares short sighted mandates.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 01:34:54 +0000
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