Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2023
This bill expands employee ownership in S corporations by extending tax deferral for selling company stock to employee ownership plans (ESOPs), creating a Treasury Department office to provide education and technical assistance for ESOPs, and amending small business rules to maintain eligibility for government programs after ESOP ownership exceeds 49%. It establishes a new Labor Department "Advocate for Employee Ownership" to coordinate federal efforts, educate stakeholders, and recommend policy improvements. The bill directly affects S corporations using ESOPs, their employees who become owners, and small businesses that might lose government program access due to ESOP acquisitions. Key provisions include tax incentive extensions, new support offices, and updated small business classification rules.
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Introduction
Jul 2023
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Introduced Jul 26, 2023
Last action Jul 26, 2023
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Jul 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Jul 26, 2023
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 62 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Party
State
District
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Mike Kelly
RRepublican
Co
Adrian Smith
RRepublican
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Pascrell, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Blake D. Moore
RRepublican
Co
Brad R. Wenstrup
RRepublican
Co
Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
Co
Brendan F. Boyle
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Brittany Pettersen
DDemocratic
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