Small Business Fairness in Health Care Act
Latest action · Apr 3, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 3, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Fairness in Health Care Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), to: (1) exempt a small business concern, as defined by the Small Business Act, from the PPACA employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage; and (2) redefine "full-time employee," for purposes of such mandate, as an employee who is employed on average at least 40 (currently, 30) hours a week.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2014 to Apr 8, 2014, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Apr 3, 2014 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Apr 3, 2014 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Apr 3, 2014 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Apr 3, 2014 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Apr 3, 2014 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 8, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Apr 3, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3419 | Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act | Related bill | Oct 30, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2014Introduced in Senate
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