Save American Workers Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-2575
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2013-06-28
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Sales and excise taxes
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-08
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Save American Workers Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine &quot;full-time employee,&quot; for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health care coverage for their employees, as an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours of service a week (currently, at least 30 hours of service a week). </p>

action_date: 2014-03-26
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p>Save American Workers Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine &quot;full-time employee,&quot; for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health care coverage for their employees, as an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours of service a week (currently, at least 30 hours of service a week). Makes this Act applicable to months beginning after December 31, 2013. </p>

action_date: 2014-04-03
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 26, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Save American Workers Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "full-time employee," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health care coverage for their employees, as an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours of service a week (currently, at least 30 hours of service a week). Makes this Act applicable to months beginning after December 31, 2013. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2575 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 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save American Workers Act of 2013 . 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 take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1513 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 287 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2575 [Report No. 113–386] 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 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save American Workers Act of 2013 . 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 take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1513 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save American Workers Act of 2014 . 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.

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

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 350 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2575 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 7, 2014 Received and read the first time April 8, 2014 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save American Workers Act of 2014 . 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.

Passed the House of Representatives April 3, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

April 8, 2014 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

tv_txt: IB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2575 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save American Workers Act of 2014 . 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.

Passed the House of Representatives April 3, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.