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H.R. 4796 (108th)

Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2004

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

9 July 2004

Last action

9 July 2004 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5], Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16]

Subjects

Taxation, Education

Source updated

18 August 2025

Taxation · Education

Summary

Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) treat certain distributions by S corporations to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) as deductible dividends; (2) exempt deductions for ESOP dividends from corporate alternative minimum tax adjustments based on adjusted earnings and profits; (3) allow deferral of the recognition of gain for certain sales to ESOP's sponsored by any domestic corporation, including S corporations; (4) allow reinvestment of ESOP stock proceeds eligible for nonrecognition of gain in certain mutual funds; (5) modify certain ESOP stock ownership rules; and (6) allow early distributions from an ESOP for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer purchases without penalty.

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Timeline

  1. 9 July 2004

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 July 2004

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1343-1344)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 July 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 9 July 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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