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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2575 

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. 

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 


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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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Save American Work5 ers Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 30-HOUR THRESHOLD FOR CLASSIFICA7 TION AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE FOR PUR8 POSES OF THE EMPLOYER MANDATE IN THE 

9 PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE 

10 CARE ACT AND REPLACEMENT WITH 40 

11 HOURS. 

12 (a) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS.—Paragraph (2) of 

13 section 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

14 is amended— 

15 (1) by repealing subparagraph (E), and 

16 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol17 lowing new subparagraph: 

18 ‘‘(E) FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS TREATED

19 AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.—Solely for pur20 poses of determining whether an employer is an 


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1 applicable large employer under this paragraph, 

2 an employer shall, in addition to the number of 

3 full-time employees for any month otherwise de4 termined, include for such month a number of 

5 full-time employees determined by dividing the 

6 aggregate number of hours of service of employ7 ees who are not full-time employees for the 

8 month by 174.’’. 

9 (b) FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.—Paragraph (4) of sec10 tion 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) by repealing subparagraph (A), and 

13 (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) the 

14 following new subparagraph: 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘full-time 

16 employee’ means, with respect to any month, an 

17 employee who is employed on average at least 

18 40 hours of service per week.’’. 

19 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

20 this section shall take effect as if included in the amend21 ments made by section 1513 of the Patient Protection and 

22 Affordable Care Act. 

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