The House is debating H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015. This act changes the Affordable Care Act defining 30 hours of work per week as full time to 40 hours. The CBO scored the legislation as adding to the deficit and removal of insurance by 1 million people.
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, employers with at least 100 employees are required, effective in 2015, to offer qualified coverage to full-time employees — defined as those working an average of 30 hours per week — or be liable for an annual $2,000 penalty per employee. The same requirement applies, effective in 2016, to employers with between 50 and 99 employees.