United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5851 (116th)
2019 ESOP Fairness Act
Introduced
11 February 2020
Last action
11 February 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Brian Higgins, Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Vern Buchanan, Linda Sánchez, Jackie Walorski, Bill Pascrell, Darin LaHood
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
2019 ESOP Fairness Act This bill allows certain over-the-counter securities to be treated as publicly traded employer securities for purposes of the diversification requirements for employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).
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Timeline
11 February 2020
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 February 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 February 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 February 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 February 2020
Sponsors
- Brian Higgins · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Vern Buchanan · R · Cosponsor
- Linda Sánchez · D · Cosponsor
- Jackie Walorski · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Pascrell · D · Cosponsor
- Darin LaHood · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → 2020 ESOP Fairness Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5851
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5851
- us · 116-hr-5851 · source updated 5 December 2025