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HR 2969 108th Congress House

United States Employee Ownership Bank Act

Official title: To provide for the establishment of the United States Employee Ownership Bank, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2003 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative procedureBank examinationBank loansBank management
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Business educationCommerceCommunity development bankingConferencesCooperative societiesCredit insuranceDecision makingDepartment of the TreasuryEconomics and Public FinanceEmployee ownershipExecutive reorganizationFederal officialsFederally-guaranteed loansFeesGovernment Operations and Politics
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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.
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Aug 4, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Jul 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 4, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Employee Ownership Bank Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the United States Employee Ownership Bank in order to foster increased employee ownership and participation in company decision-making
throughout the United States.

Lists among the Bank's duties providing loans to enable employees to purchase a business through an employee stock ownership plan or eligible worker-owned cooperative that is at least 51 percent employee-owned.

States that such loans are subordinated to the interests of all other creditors, loan guarantees, and technical assistance programs.

Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to provide that in assessing and taking into account the record of a financial institution, the appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency may consider as a factor capital investments, loans, loan participation, technical assistance, financial advice, grants, and other ventures undertaken by the institution to support or enable manufacturing employees to establish employee stock ownership plans or eligible worker owned cooperatives that are at least 51 percent employee-owned plans or cooperatives.

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All 2 Democratic 1
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 3, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2969: United States Employee Ownership Bank Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2969/
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"H.R. 2969: United States Employee Ownership Bank Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2969/.
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