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S 470 114th Congress Senate Taxation Academic performance and assessments Comprehensive health care Congressional oversight Elementary and secondary education Employee benefits and pensions Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Higher education Sales and excise taxes Teaching, teachers, curricula

Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies

Introduced: February 12, 2015 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude any elementary or secondary school, state or local educational agency, and institution of higher education from the definition of "applicable large employer" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide health care coverage for employees.

Directs the Secretary of Education to study and report on the impact of the employer health insurance mandate on educational agencies and institutions before and after the enactment of this Act.

What's happening now February 12, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 769 Related bill Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 12, 2015
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Feb 12, 2015
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Feb 12, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 470: Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-470/
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"S. 470: Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by ObamaCare's Obligatory Levies." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-470/.
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