Employee Flexibility Act
Latest action · May 16, 2019 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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Employee Flexibility Act
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2019 to Jan 21, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Jan 21, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 16, 2019Read 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 2782 | Employee Flexibility Act of 2019 | Related bill | May 16, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
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