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HR 1778 108th Congress House

Employee Ownership for the Twenty-First Century Act

Official title: To establish a commission on employee ownership.

Introduced: June 2, 2004 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 27, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Directs the President to establish a Presidential Commission on Employee Ownership to study and report on all issues that affect ownership of businesses in the United States, with a primary focus on the issues that affect employee ownership of such businesses.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on Federal regulations and policies that might impact the creation and operation of an employee-owned corporation, identifying those regulations and policies that are barriers to employee ownership.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 2, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 3, 2003
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Jun 17, 2003
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jun 12, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 7, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1778: Employee Ownership for the Twenty-First Century Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1778/
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"H.R. 1778: Employee Ownership for the Twenty-First Century Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1778/.
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H.R. 1778, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1778/.
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