Save American Workers Act of 2014

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 26, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Save American Workers Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to redefine "full-time employee," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health care coverage for their employees, as an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours of service a week (currently, at least 30 hours of service a week). Makes this Act applicable to months beginning after December 31, 2013.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2575 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2575

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour 
 threshold for classification as a full-time employee for purposes of 
the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
                     and replace it with 40 hours.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2013

      Mr. Young of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Olson, Mr. Kelly of 
  Pennsylvania, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Rigell, Mr. 
Harris, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. McHenry, Mr. 
 Barr, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Tiberi, 
 Mr. Boustany, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
 Schock, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Jones, Mr. Broun of 
  Georgia, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Austin Scott of 
Georgia, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Messer, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Rokita, 
Mrs. Black, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Graves 
    of Missouri, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Reed, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. 
Buchanan, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. 
   Flores, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Long, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
Walorski, Mr. Hall, Mr. Radel, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Benishek, Mr. 
    Collins of New York, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Wilson of South 
 Carolina, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Holding, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
 Womack, Mr. Kline, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Franks of 
   Arizona, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Issa, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Crawford, Mr. 
 Collins of Georgia, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Miller of 
Florida, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Calvert, 
  Mr. Sessions, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mrs. Brooks of 
   Indiana, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Cole, Mr. Young of 
  Alaska, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of 
Michigan, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
  Frelinghuysen, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Granger, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. 
 Weber of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Perry, and 
 Mr. Rothfus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour 
 threshold for classification as a full-time employee for purposes of 
the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
                     and replace it with 40 hours.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Save American Workers Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 30-HOUR THRESHOLD FOR CLASSIFICATION AS FULL-TIME 
              EMPLOYEE FOR PURPOSES OF THE EMPLOYER MANDATE IN THE 
              PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND 
              REPLACEMENT WITH 40 HOURS.

    (a) Full-Time Equivalents.--Paragraph (2) of section 4980H(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by repealing subparagraph (E), and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Full-time equivalents treated as full-time 
                employees.--Solely for purposes of determining whether 
                an employer is an applicable large employer under this 
                paragraph, an employer shall, in addition to the number 
                of full-time employees for any month otherwise 
                determined, include for such month a number of full-
                time employees determined by dividing the aggregate 
                number of hours of service of employees who are not 
                full-time employees for the month by 174.''.
    (b) Full-Time Employees.--Paragraph (4) of section 4980H(c) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by repealing subparagraph (A), and
            (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `full-time employee' 
                means, with respect to any month, an employee who is 
                employed on average at least 40 hours of service per 
                week.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1513 of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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