H.R. 2258: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-10 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Small Business, 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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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Small Business, 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2019

Plain summary

Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 201 9 This bill expands tax incentives and federal assistance for employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) that are sponsored by S corporations. The bill provides additional tax incentives for ESOPs by (1) extending to all domestic corporations, including S corporations, provisions allowing deferral of tax on gain from the sale of employer securities to an ESOP; and (2) allowing a tax deduction for 50% of the interest received by a bank on loans to S corporation-sponsored ESOPs for the purchase of employer securities. The Department of the Treasury must establish the S Corporation Employee Ownership Assistance Office to foster increased employee ownership of S corporations. The bill defines an "ESOP business concern" and allows such a concern to continue to qualify as a small business for the purposes of programs under the Small Business Act. An "ESOP business concern" is a business concern that was a small business concern eligible for a loan, preference, or other program under the Small Business Act before more than 49% of the business concern was acquired by an ESOP.

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Official text

Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · 52 cosponsors

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Jason Smith (R-MO), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Ron Estes (R-KS), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Andy Barr (R-KY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), James Comer (R-KY), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Sharice Davids (D-KS), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL)

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2258.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2258 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116