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S. 1728 (119th)Congressional Activities
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Employee Ownership Representation Act of 2025

Labor and Employment|Advisory bodiesEmployee benefits and pensions
Sponsor
Bill CassidyR
Cosponsors
Support
Lean Democratic
Introduced
May 13, 2025
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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IF13104Sep 15, 2025
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs): An Overview ↗

Introduction An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a defined contribution (DC) pension plan that invests primarily in shares of stock issued by one employer, called qualifying employer securities. Employees accrue shares of their employers’ stock in individual accounts as part of their compensation. After separat…

AuthorsElizabeth A. Myers, John J. Topoleski
Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)Employee BenefitsPensions & IRAs
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ScheduledMeeting•Jul 30, 2025, 2:00 PM
Business meeting to consider S.2292, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user fee program for over-the-counter monograph drugs, S.1440, to amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries), S.2398, to reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, S.2301, to reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care, S.1728, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to expand the membership of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans to include representatives of employee ownership organizations, and S.2403, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide a clear definition of adequate consideration for certain closely held stock.
430, Dirksen Senate Office Building, 430, Dirksen Senate Office Building
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Business meeting to consider S.2292, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user fee program for over-the-counter monograph drugs, S.1440, to amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries), S.2398, to reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, S.2301, to reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care, S.1728, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to expand the membership of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans to include representatives of employee ownership organizations, and S.2403, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide a clear definition of adequate consideration for certain closely held stock.Business meeting to consider S.2292, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user fee program for over-the-counter monograph drugs, S.1440, to amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries), S.2398, to reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, S.2301, to reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care, S.1728, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to expand the membership of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans to include representatives of employee ownership organizations, and S.2403, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide a clear definition of adequate consideration for certain closely held stock.

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