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[H.R. 2575 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 287
113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2575

                          [Report No. 113-386]

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour 
 threshold for classification as a full-time employee for purposes of 
the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
                     and replace it with 40 hours.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2013

      Mr. Young of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Olson, Mr. Kelly of 
  Pennsylvania, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Rigell, Mr. 
Harris, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
 Barr, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Tiberi, 
 Mr. Boustany, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
 Schock, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Jones, Mr. Broun of 
  Georgia, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Austin Scott of 
Georgia, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Messer, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Rokita, 
Mrs. Black, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Graves 
    of Missouri, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Reed, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. 
Buchanan, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. 
   Flores, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Long, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
Walorski, Mr. Hall, Mr. Radel, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Benishek, Mr. 
    Collins of New York, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Wilson of South 
 Carolina, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Holding, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
 Womack, Mr. Kline, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Franks of 
   Arizona, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Issa, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Crawford, Mr. 
 Collins of Georgia, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Miller of 
Florida, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Calvert, 
  Mr. Sessions, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mrs. Brooks of 
   Indiana, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Cole, Mr. Young of 
  Alaska, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of 
Michigan, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
  Frelinghuysen, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Granger, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. 
 Weber of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Perry, and 
 Mr. Rothfus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

                             March 26, 2014

Additional sponsors: Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stockman, 
 Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Terry, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Carter, Mr. 
Coble, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Bentivolio, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. 
    Dent, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
 Barletta, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Petri, Mr. Mica, Mr. Marino, Mr. 
 Tipton, Mr. Massie, Mr. Denham, Mr. Turner, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Lance, Mr. 
Stivers, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Runyan, Mr. Barton, Mr. Harper, Mrs. Noem, 
 Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. 
 Hultgren, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Scalise, Mr. 
Walden, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. 
Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mrs. Roby, Mr. 
Crenshaw, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Stewart, Mr. 
    Simpson, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Hurt, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gibson, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
    DeSantis, Mr. McAllister, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
 California, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Posey, Mr. Duncan of 
  Tennessee, Mr. Daines, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Williams, Mrs. 
  Hartzler, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Ross, Mr. Roskam, Mr. 
  Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Latta, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
 Schrader, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Byrne, Mr. 
 Gosar, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Barrow of Georgia, Mr. Amash, Mr. Stutzman, 
                Mr. Rahall, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Lamborn

                             March 26, 2014

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour 
 threshold for classification as a full-time employee for purposes of 
the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
                     and replace it with 40 hours.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Save American Workers Act 
of 2013''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 30-HOUR THRESHOLD FOR CLASSIFICATION AS 
              FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE FOR PURPOSES OF THE EMPLOYER MANDATE 
              IN THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND 
              REPLACEMENT WITH 40 HOURS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Full-Time Equivalents.--Paragraph (2) of section 
4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by repealing subparagraph (E), and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
        following new subparagraph:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Full-time equivalents treated as 
                full-time employees.--Solely for purposes of 
                determining whether an employer is an applicable large 
                employer under this paragraph, an employer shall, in 
                addition to the number of full-time employees for any 
                month otherwise determined, include for such month a 
                number of full-time employees determined by dividing 
                the aggregate number of hours of service of employees 
                who are not full-time employees for the month by 
                174.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Full-Time Employees.--Paragraph (4) of section 
4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by repealing subparagraph (A), and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) the 
        following new subparagraph:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The term `full-time 
                employee' means, with respect to any month, an employee 
                who is employed on average at least 40 hours of service 
                per week.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1513 
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Save American Workers Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 30-HOUR THRESHOLD FOR CLASSIFICATION AS FULL-TIME 
              EMPLOYEE FOR PURPOSES OF THE EMPLOYER MANDATE IN THE 
              PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND 
              REPLACEMENT WITH 40 HOURS.

    (a) Full-Time Equivalents.--Paragraph (2) of section 4980H(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by repealing subparagraph (E), and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Full-time equivalents treated as full-time 
                employees.--Solely for purposes of determining whether 
                an employer is an applicable large employer under this 
                paragraph, an employer shall, in addition to the number 
                of full-time employees for any month otherwise 
                determined, include for such month a number of full-
                time employees determined by dividing the aggregate 
                number of hours of service of employees who are not 
                full-time employees for the month by 174.''.
    (b) Full-Time Employees.--Paragraph (4) of section 4980H(c) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by repealing subparagraph (A), and
            (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `full-time employee' 
                means, with respect to any month, an employee who is 
                employed on average at least 40 hours of service per 
                week.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 287

113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2575

                          [Report No. 113-386]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour 
 threshold for classification as a full-time employee for purposes of 
the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
                     and replace it with 40 hours.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 26, 2014

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed