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HR 287 115th Congress House

Student Job Protection Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt student workers for purposes of determining a higher education institution's employer health care shared responsibility.

Introduced: January 4, 2017 Introduced by: Turner, Michael R. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Taxation Comprehensive health careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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Higher educationSales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayersYouth employment and child labor
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action January 4, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Job Protection Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude students who are employed by an institution of higher education (IHE) and carrying what the school considers a full-time academic workload at the IHE from being counted as full-time employees in calculating the IHE's shared responsibility regarding health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 287: Student Job Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-287/
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"H.R. 287: Student Job Protection Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-287/.
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H.R. 287, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-287/.
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