US HR1343

Bill

US HR1343

Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017

Introduced
03/02/2017

In Committee
03/09/2017

Crossed Over
04/05/2017

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase, from $5 million to $10 million, the 12-month sales threshold beyond which an issuer is required to provide investors with additional disclosures related to compensatory benefit plans.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to increase, from $5 million to $10 million, the 12-month sales threshold beyond which an issuer is required to provide investors with additional disclosures related to compensatory benefit plans. The bill also directs the SEC to index this threshold amount for inflation every 5 years to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (8)

Randy Hultgren (R)*, John Delaney (D), Josh Gottheimer (D), Brian Higgins (D), Thomas MacArthur (R), Kyrsten Sinema (I), Steve Stivers (R), David Trott (R),

Last Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (on 04/05/2017)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1343/all-info

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1343/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1343/BILLS-115hr1343eh.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1343/BILLS-115hr1343eh.pdf.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1343/BILLS-115hr1343rh.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1343/BILLS-115hr1343rh.pdf.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1343/BILLS-115hr1343ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1343/BILLS-115hr1343ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR10	Financial CHOICE Act of 2017	Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-108.	Related
HR3280	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018	Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Hearings held on the subject prior to measure being received from the House. Hearings printed: S. Hrg. 115-191.	Related
HR3354	Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 230.	Related
HRes240	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 1343) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Related
HRes375	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 10) to create hope and opportunity for investors, consumers, and entrepreneurs by ending bailouts and Too Big to Fail, holding Washington and Wall Street accountable, eliminating red tape to increase access to capital and credit, and repealing the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that make America less prosperous, less stable, and less free, and for other purposes.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
HRes905	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5515) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 204) to authorize the use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law, and for other purposes; and providing for consider	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
S2155	Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act	Became Public Law No: 115-174.	Related
S488	JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.	Related

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

HR10

Financial CHOICE Act of 2017

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-108.

HR3280

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018

Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Hearings held on the subject prior to measure being received from the House. Hearings printed: S. Hrg. 115-191.

HR3354

Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018 Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 230.

HRes240

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 1343) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

HRes375

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 10) to create hope and opportunity for investors, consumers, and entrepreneurs by ending bailouts and Too Big to Fail, holding Washington and Wall Street accountable, eliminating red tape to increase access to capital and credit, and repealing the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that make America less prosperous, less stable, and less free, and for other purposes.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Similar To

HRes905

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5515) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 204) to authorize the use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law, and for other purposes; and providing for consider

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Similar To

S2155

Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

Became Public Law No: 115-174.

S488

JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.

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