HR 863 114th Congress House

STARS Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the treatment of seasonal positions for purposes of the employer shared responsibility requirement.

Introduced: February 26, 2015 See on congress.gov

Taxation Comprehensive health careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access

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Migrant, seasonal, agricultural laborSales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayers

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Feb 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 11, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Feb 11, 2015

Introduced in House

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Latest action February 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015 or the STARS Act

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt seasonal employees from the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage. Defines "seasonal employee" as an employee who is employed in a position for which the customary annual employment is not more than six months and which requires performing labor or services that are ordinarily performed at certain seasons or periods of the year.

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