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HR 520 114th Congress House

Student Job Protection Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt student workers for purposes of determining a higher education institution's employer health care shared responsibility.

Introduced: January 22, 2015 Introduced by: Turner, Michael R. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Taxation Comprehensive health careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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Higher educationSales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayersYouth employment and child labor
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Job Protection Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude students who are employed by an institution of higher education (IHE) and carrying what the school considers a full-time academic workload at the IHE from being counted as full-time employees in calculating the IHE's shared responsibility regarding health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 210 Related bill Student Worker Exemption Act of 2016
  • S 3463 Related bill Student Worker Exemption Act of 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 520: Student Job Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-520/
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"H.R. 520: Student Job Protection Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-520/.
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H.R. 520, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-520/.
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