US Congress Senate Bill 1771 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on July 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "applicable large employer" for purposes of the employer health care mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): (1) any Indian tribal government or subdivision, (2) any tribal organization, or (3) any corporation or partnership if more than 50% of the equity interest of such an entity is owned by an Indian tribal government or tribal organization. An applicable large employer is defined by PPACA as an employer who employs 50 or more full-time employees who provide services on average at least 30 hours per week.

Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act

Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]
Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB3080 (Related) 2016-07-05 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 507.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1771/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1771/BILLS-114s1771is.pdf