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Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013

Introduced: June 19, 2013 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 19, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013 - 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 "full-time employee" as an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours per week (currently, 30 hours).

What's happening now June 19, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2575 Related bill Save American Workers Act of 2014
  • HR 2988 Identical bill Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013
  • S 701 Identical bill Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jun 4, 2014
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 6, 2014
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Nov 21, 2013
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 25, 2013
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 24, 2013
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 24, 2013
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jul 24, 2013
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jul 23, 2013
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