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S. 1612 (111th)

Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2009

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

6 August 2009

Last action

6 August 2009 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

10 December 2025

Taxation

Summary

Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt certain distributions, including dividends, by S corporations to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) from the penalty tax for premature employee benefit plan withdrawals; (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 ESOPs sponsored by any domestic corporation, including S corporations; (4) allow reinvestment of ESOP stock proceeds eligible for nonrecognition of gain in certain mutual funds; and (5) modify certain ESOP stock ownership rules. Amends the Small Business Act to allow a majority-owned ESOP business concern to continue to qualify for loans, preferences, and other programs under such Act.

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Timeline

  1. 6 August 2009

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 August 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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