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Employee Flexibility Act of 2019

Introduced: May 16, 2019 See on congress.gov
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May 16, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 16, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employee Flexibility Act of 2019

This bill increases the hours of service required for an employee to be classified as a full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide minimum essential health care coverage to full-time employees. The bill increases the hours of service threshold from an average of at least 30 hours of service a week to an average of at least 40 hours of service a week.

What's happening now May 16, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1510 Related bill Employee Flexibility Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 7
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Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Feb 13, 2020
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Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · Dec 16, 2019
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Oct 8, 2019
Marchant, Kenny
· Sep 18, 2019
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Sep 17, 2019
Rice, Tom
· Sep 17, 2019
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jul 10, 2019
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jun 4, 2019
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 16, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· May 16, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· May 16, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2782: Employee Flexibility Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2782/
MLA
"H.R. 2782: Employee Flexibility Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2782/.
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H.R. 2782, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2782/.
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[H.R. 2782: Employee Flexibility Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2782/)
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