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HR 4156 117th Congress House

HONEST Enterprise Act

Official title: To establish the Compassionate Capitalist Award to recognize organizations that substantially benefit the well-being of their employees, stakeholders, and communities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 24, 2021 See on congress.gov
Commerce
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 25, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Jun 24, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 25, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honoring Organizations Nationally for Ethics, Sustainability, and Trust Act or the HONEST Enterprise Act

This bill establishes the Compassionate Capitalist Award to be presented to organizations that substantially benefit the well-being of their employees, stakeholders, and communities with respect to the areas of environmental stewardship, governance, social responsibility, and worker empowerment.

The bill also establishes the Compassionate Capitalist Award Fund in the Department of the Treasury—composed of application fees charged to submit an application for the award and any gifts that the Department of Commerce may solicit for this purpose—to carry out the bill's provisions.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 10, 2021
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 24, 2021
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 24, 2021
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 24, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4156: HONEST Enterprise Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4156/
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"H.R. 4156: HONEST Enterprise Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4156/.
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H.R. 4156, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4156/.
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