S 1771
114th Congress
Senate
Health
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Indian social and development programs
Minority employment
Sales and excise taxes
Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 15, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "applicable large employer" for purposes of the employer health care mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): (1) any Indian tribal government or subdivision, (2) any tribal organization, or (3) any corporation or partnership if more than 50% of the equity interest of such an entity is owned by an Indian tribal government or tribal organization. An applicable large employer is defined by PPACA as an employer who employs 50 or more full-time employees who provide services on average at least 30 hours per week.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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