United States · Bill · S
S. 2298 (108th)
Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2004
Introduced
7 April 2004
Last action
7 April 2004 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Subjects
Taxation, Education
Source updated
18 August 2025
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
7 April 2004
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
7 April 2004
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 7 April 2004 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2298
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2298
- us · 108-s-2298 · source updated 18 August 2025