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Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015

Introduced: January 6, 2015 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S17-18)
Jan 6, 2015
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Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015

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 January 6, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S17-18)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Republican 20
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jun 3, 2015
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 14, 2015
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Feb 12, 2015
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 27, 2015
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jan 20, 2015
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jan 12, 2015
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 9, 2015
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 9, 2015
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 7, 2015
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 7, 2015
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 7, 2015
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 7, 2015
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 7, 2015
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 7, 2015
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 7, 2015
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jan 7, 2015
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 7, 2015
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 7, 2015
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 7, 2015
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jan 6, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 30: Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-30/
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