Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1343
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Apr 4, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 2, 2017
Latest Action
Apr 5, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1343
Congress
115
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Finance and Financial Sector
Primary focus of measure is U.S. banking and financial institutions regulation; consumer credit; bankruptcy and debt collection; financial services and investments; insurance; securities; real estate transactions; currency. Measures concerning financial crimes may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement. Measures concerning business and corporate finance may fall under Commerce policy area. Measures concerning international banking may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
216
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017

This bill  requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase, from $5 million to $10 million, the 12-month sales threshold beyond which an issuer is required to provide investors with additional disclosures related to compensatory benefit plans.

Text (4)
April 5, 2017
April 4, 2017
March 29, 2017
March 2, 2017
Amendments (2)
Apr 04, 2017
Offered in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 107
An amendment printed in House Report 115-75 to require the GAO to report to Congress one year after date of enactment the impact of the legislation on employee ownership.
Submitted
Apr 04, 2017
Offered in House
0
Sponsorship
House Amendment 106
Pursuant to the provisions of House Report 115-75 an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-11 shall be considered as adopted.
Submitted
Actions (20)
04/05/2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
04/04/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04/04/2017
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 331 - 87 (Roll no. 216). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2667)
04/04/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 331 - 87 (Roll no. 216).(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2667)
04/04/2017
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 185 - 228 (Roll no. 215).
04/04/2017
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
04/04/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a section to prohibit any exemption to an issuer if the issuer or affiliate of the issuer has withheld information from Congress relevant to its investigation of any collusion between persons associated with the Russian Government and persons associated with a presidential campaign.
04/04/2017
Mr. Swalwell (CA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Financial Services. (text: CR H2675)
04/04/2017
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 240, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Polis amendment.
04/04/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1343.
04/04/2017
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1343 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed.
04/04/2017
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 240. (consideration: CR H2667-2678)
04/04/2017
Rule H. Res. 240 passed House.
04/03/2017
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 240 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1343 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed.
03/29/2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 42.
03/29/2017
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-71.
03/09/2017
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 11.
03/09/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
03/02/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
03/02/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:45 PM