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Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs): An Overview
Published Sep 15, 2025Updated Sep 18, 2025
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- HR 2617117th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Dec 29, 2022 · Became Public Law No: 117-328.
- S 1727119th Congress
Employee Ownership Fairness Act of 2025
May 13, 2025 · Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S 1728119th Congress
Employee Ownership Representation Act of 2025
Oct 17, 2025 · Held at the desk.
- S 2403119th Congress
Retire through Ownership Act
Oct 17, 2025 · Held at the desk.
- S 2458119th Congress
Employee Ownership Financing Act
Jul 24, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.