Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1782
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2017-09-07
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: 2017-09-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-09-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 201</strong><b>7</b></p> <p> This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the employer mandate to provide health care coverage, to: (1) modify the formula for calculating the number of full-time employees employed by an applicable large employer subject to the mandate; and (2) define a &quot;full-time employee&quot; as an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours per week (currently, 30 hours).</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1782 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 7, 2017 Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Donnelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2017 . 2. Definition of full-time employee Section 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking by 120 and inserting by 174 ; and (2) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking 30 hours and inserting 40 hours .