To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit employee stock ownership plan participants to benefit from the full amount of beneficial ownership that can be accrued in the plan while also fully realizing the benefits of saving for retirement in a defined contribution plan.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit
employee stock ownership plan participants to benefit from the full amount of beneficial
ownership that can be accrued in the plan while also fully realizing the benefits of
saving for retirement in a defined contribution plan., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Labor, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers 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, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Ownership Fairness Act of 2025.
- Section id573aa8503046409eab2938405b948bdd: 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: While Congress permitted the creation of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) in the Employee Retirement Income...
- Section ide9366ae248b744e3942a6b8b03da7556: 3. ESOP amendments Subtitle B of title III of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section id49c8283fb4284f83aeb4bf55f0231695: 3033. Special rules for employee stock ownership plans For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, with respect to an employee stock ownership plan (as...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit employee stock ownership plan participants to benefit from the full amount of beneficial ownership that can be accrued in the plan while also fully realizing the benefits of saving for retirement in a defined contribution plan., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Labor, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit employee stock ownership plan participants to benefit from the full amount of beneficial ownership that can be accrued in the plan while also fully realizing the benefits of saving for retirement in a defined contribution plan., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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- "federal_implementing_agencies"
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