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House vote: H.Res. 530 // April 2, 2014

Providing for consideration of the bill (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

Sponsor: Michael Burgess (R-TX)

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (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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Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

229 votes, representing 128,571,451 people52.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

194 votes, representing 109,273,375 people44.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon22952.5%
NayLost19444.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.8%