US HB440 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Helping Individuals Regain Employment Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "full-time employee," for purposes of the employer mandate to provide minimum essential health care coverage, any individual who is a long-term unemployed individual. Defines "long-term unemployed individual" as an individual who begins employment after enactment of this Act and has been unemployed for 27 weeks or longer.
Title
Helping Individuals Regain Employment Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-01-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2015-01-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB38 (Same As) 2015-01-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Sales and excise taxes
Taxation
Unemployment
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Sales and excise taxes
Taxation
Unemployment
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/440/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr440/BILLS-114hr440ih.pdf |
