United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5236 (115th)
Main Street Employee Ownership Act of 2018
Introduced
8 March 2018
Last action
9 May 2018 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Sponsors
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Subjects
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Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Main Street Employee Ownership Act of 2018 This bill amends the Small Business Act to expand the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee loans for qualified employee trusts of a small business to purchase the stock of that business. Specifically, the bill allows the guaranteed loan to also cover transactions costs associated with purchasing the stock. In addition, it allows loans to a small business to be guaranteed if the loan proceeds will: (1) be used to provide loans to a qualified employee trust of the small business to purchase the business's stock; and (2) result in the trust owning at least 51% of the business's stock. The SBA must guarantee loans to cooperatives in which employees are eligible for membership for such stock purchases. The SBA shall establish: (1) an outreach program with licensed small business investment companies to increase investment in transitions to employee-owned businesses, and (2) a Small Business Employee Ownership and Cooperative Promotion Program to offer technical assistance and training on the transition to employee ownership through cooperatives and qualified employee trusts. The Administrator of the SBA shall coordinate an interagency working group on employee-owned businesses.
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Timeline
8 March 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 March 2018
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
14 March 2018
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
24 April 2018
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.
Source: Calendars
24 April 2018
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-645.
Source: Committee
24 April 2018
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-645.
Source: Committee
8 May 2018
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
8 May 2018
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text CR H3810-3811)
Source: Floor
8 May 2018
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text CR H3810-3811)
Source: Floor
8 May 2018
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5236.
Source: Floor
8 May 2018
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3810-3812)
Source: Floor
8 May 2018
Floor
Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
9 May 2018
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 9 May 2018 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 8 May 2018 · Download file
- Reported in House · 24 April 2018 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 8 March 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 9 May 2018
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 9 May 2018
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Engrossed in House (text)
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Engrossed in House (PDF)
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Reported in House (text)
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Reported in House (PDF)
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 24 April 2018
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Introduced in House (text)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5236
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5236
- us · 115-hr-5236 · source updated 5 December 2025