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HR 3419 113th Congress House Taxation Comprehensive health care Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Sales and excise taxes Small business Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Temporary and part-time employment

Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act

Introduced: October 30, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 30, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), to: (1) exempt a small business concern, as defined by the Small Business Act, from the PPACA employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage; and (2) redefine "full-time employee," for purposes of such mandate, as an employee who is employed on average at least 40 (currently, 30) hours a week.

What's happening now October 30, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2205 Related bill Small Business Fairness in Health Care Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
Brooks, Mo
· Jun 11, 2014
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 5, 2013
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Dec 3, 2013
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Nov 20, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Nov 20, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3419: Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3419/
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