US SB1666 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Labor to (1) establish within the Employment and Training Administration an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative to promote employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking; and (2) establish a program that may include grants for outreach, technical assistance, and training, to encourage new and existing state programs to foster employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking.
Title
WORK Act Worker Ownership, Readiness, and Knowledge Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-23 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3007 (Same As) 2019-05-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Corporate finance and management
Department of Labor
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Labor and employment
Labor-management relations
Department of Labor
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Labor and employment
Labor-management relations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1666/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1666/BILLS-116s1666is.pdf |
