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H.R. 6024 117th Congress House

Work Act

Official title: To establish an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 18, 2021 Introduced by: Joe Courtney Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 18, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Work Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish within the Employment and Training Administration an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative to promote employee ownership and participation in business decision-making. It also establishes a program, which may include grants for outreach, technical assistance, and training, to encourage new and existing state programs to foster employee ownership and participation in business decision-making.

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Mar 7, 2022
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 22, 2022
Phillips, Dean
· Dec 14, 2021
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6024: Work Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6024/
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"H.R. 6024: Work Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6024/.
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H.R. 6024, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6024/.
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