S 1809 114th Congress Senate Taxation Comprehensive health care Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Sales and excise taxes Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

STARS Act

Introduced: July 21, 2015 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jul 21, 2015

Introduced in Senate

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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 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 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.

What's happening now July 21, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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