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S 1728 · introduced · niche

Employee Ownership Representation Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill adds two employee ownership representatives to the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans.
  • Employee ownership organizations gain a voice in advising the Department of Labor on retirement and pension matters.
  • The change takes effect upon enactment with no additional federal spending required.

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  1. 01

    How might adding employee ownership representatives to the Advisory Council change the Department of Labor's approach to retirement and pension policy?

  2. 02

    What specific concerns or perspectives do employee ownership organizations currently lack a voice in discussing with federal policymakers?

  3. 03

    What trade-offs exist between expanding advisory council membership and maintaining the council's ability to reach consensus on pension regulations?

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Sponsor · R-LA

Bill Cassidy

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Introduced 2025-10-17

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-10-17 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  2. 2025-10-17 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  3. 2025-10-16 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. 2025-10-09 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  5. 2025-10-09 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  6. 2025-09-11 · senate · Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 157.

  7. 2025-09-11 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  8. 2025-09-11 · Committee

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  9. 2025-07-30 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  10. 2025-05-13 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  11. 2025-05-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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