HR7721-118

Introduced

To direct the heads of certain Federal agencies to develop and support worker-owned cooperative businesses, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 19, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the heads of certain Federal agencies to develop and support worker-owned cooperative businesses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HE9C3360B358F4045902F54FB4DFFE27C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act.
  • Section H6ACF4E9847284373A8899A7F491FF297: 2. Promotion of worker-owned cooperative business by certain agencies The head of each covered agency shall— implement programs and initiatives to support and...
  • Section H48EF459C0ED144B3A61B49901AA7DF5C: 3. Education and outreach relating to worker-owned cooperative business The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall— develop educational...
  • Section H580882CF7093419B80D7D87D78735049: 4. Establishment of the United States Council on Worker Cooperatives Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of...
  • Section HB4969FF2111C4EBD9CD711C0A82058FE: 5. Small business intermediary lending pilot program for worker-owned cooperative business Section 7(l) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(l)) is...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the heads of certain Federal agencies to develop and support worker-owned cooperative businesses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Finance, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the heads of certain Federal agencies to develop and support worker-owned cooperative businesses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Finance Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 19, 2024

Mr. Khanna (for himself, Mr. Bowman, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Finance Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

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