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United States Employee Ownership Bank Act

USA116th CongressS-1661| Senate 
| Updated: 5/23/2019
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (4)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
United States Employee Ownership Bank Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish the U.S. Employee Ownership Bank, which must provide, in accordance with specified terms, conditions, and other requirements, financial assistance to increase employee ownership of a company. The bill specifies that, in general, if an employer orders the closing of a plant or facility, the employer must offer its employees an opportunity to purchase the plant or facility through an employee stock-ownership plan or an eligible worker-owned cooperative.
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Timeline
May 23, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2983
Introduced in House
May 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • May 23, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2983
    Introduced in House


  • May 23, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 23, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2983: United States Employee Ownership Bank Act
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationCorporate finance and managementDepartment of the TreasuryEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment lending and loan guaranteesLabor-management relationsUnemployment

United States Employee Ownership Bank Act

USA116th CongressS-1661| Senate 
| Updated: 5/23/2019
United States Employee Ownership Bank Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish the U.S. Employee Ownership Bank, which must provide, in accordance with specified terms, conditions, and other requirements, financial assistance to increase employee ownership of a company. The bill specifies that, in general, if an employer orders the closing of a plant or facility, the employer must offer its employees an opportunity to purchase the plant or facility through an employee stock-ownership plan or an eligible worker-owned cooperative.
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Timeline
May 23, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2983
Introduced in House
May 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • May 23, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2983
    Introduced in House


  • May 23, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 23, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (4)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2983: United States Employee Ownership Bank Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationCorporate finance and managementDepartment of the TreasuryEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment lending and loan guaranteesLabor-management relationsUnemployment