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HR 9149 117th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector

Reward Work Act

Introduced: October 7, 2022 Introduced by: García, Jesús G. "Chuy" Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Oct 7, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Oct 7, 2022
Introduced in House
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Reward Work Act

This bill prohibits issuers from purchasing their own securities on a national exchange. The bill also requires one-third of an issuer's board of directors to be elected by employees in order for the issuer to be allowed to register securities.

What's happening now October 7, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 10
Bush, Cori
· Oct 7, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 7, 2022
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Oct 7, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 7, 2022
Lee, Barbara
· Oct 7, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 7, 2022
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9149: Reward Work Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9149/
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"H.R. 9149: Reward Work Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9149/.
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H.R. 9149, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9149/.
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