S. 1728 Passed the Senate Labor and Employment

Employee Ownership Representation Act of 2025

A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to expand the membership of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans to include representatives of employee ownership organizations.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Introduced May 13, 2025 Cosponsors 2 (2 D) Latest action October 17, 2025

Summary

Employee Ownership Representation Act of 2025
This bill expands the membership of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans to include two representatives of employee ownership organizations.
The advisory council generally advises and makes recommendations to the Department of Labor about the department's functions under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Oct 17, 2025 Held at the desk.
  2. Oct 17, 2025 Received in the House.
  3. Oct 16, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  4. Oct 9, 2025 Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7101-7103; text: CR S7102-7103)
  5. Oct 9, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Sep 11, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 157.
  7. Sep 11, 2025 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  8. Jul 30, 2025 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  9. May 13, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  10. May 13, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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