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H.R. 3694 118th Congress House

Reward Work Act

Official title: To prohibit public companies from repurchasing their shares on the open market, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 25, 2023 Introduced by: Jesús G. "Chuy" García Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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May 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 25, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9149 Reintroduction of Reward Work Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 3

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 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 25
D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 11, 2024
 D
Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · Sep 6, 2024
Napolitano, Grace
· Jun 15, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· May 25, 2023
Bush, Cori
· May 25, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 25, 2023
 D
Casar, Greg
Texas · May 25, 2023
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 25, 2023
 D
Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · May 25, 2023
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 25, 2023
 D
Frost, Maxwell
Florida · May 25, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · May 25, 2023
 D
Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · May 25, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 25, 2023
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 25, 2023
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 25, 2023
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 25, 2023
 D
Landsman, Greg
Ohio · May 25, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· May 25, 2023
 D
Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · May 25, 2023
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 25, 2023
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 25, 2023
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 25, 2023
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · May 25, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 25, 2023
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · May 25, 2023
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 25, 2023
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 25, 2023
Porter, Katie
· May 25, 2023
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 25, 2023
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 25, 2023
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 25, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3694: Reward Work Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3694/
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"H.R. 3694: Reward Work Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3694/.
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H.R. 3694, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3694/.
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