American Job Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-248
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2015-01-09
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Sales and excise taxes
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>American Job Protection Act </strong></p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring certain employers who have a workforce of 50 or more full-time employees to provide health insurance coverage for their employees.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 248 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2015 Mr. Boustany 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 employer health insurance mandate.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Job Protection Act . 2. Repeal of employer health insurance mandate (a) In general Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 4980H. (b) Repeal of related reporting requirements Subpart D of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by striking section 6056. (c) Conforming amendments (1) Section 6724(d)(1)(B) of such Code is amended by inserting or at the end of clause (xxiii), by striking and at the end of clause (xxiv) and inserting or , and by striking clause (xxv). (2) Section 6724(d)(2) of such Code is amended by inserting or at the end of subparagraph (FF), by striking , or at the end of subparagraph (GG) and inserting a period, and by striking subparagraph (HH). (3) The table of sections for chapter 43 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 4980H. (4) The table of sections for subpart D of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 6056. (5) Section 1513 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking subsection (c). (d) Effective dates (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to months and other periods beginning after December 31, 2013. (2) Repeal of study and report The amendment made by subsection (c)(5) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.