Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-561
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2017-01-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Sales and excise taxes

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Small Business Job Protection Act of 201</strong><b>7</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance for their employees, to mean an employer with at least 100 full-time employees (currently, 50).</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 561 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2017 Mr. Messer 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 modify the definition of applicable large employer for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Job Protection Act of 2017 . 2. Definition of applicable large employer (a) In general Section 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking at least 50 and inserting at least 100 ; and (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 50 each place it occurs and inserting 100 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1513 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.