House vote: H.R. 1343 // April 4, 2017
Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017
Sponsor: Randy Hultgren (R-IL)
Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase, from $5 million to $10 million, the 12-month sales threshold beyond which an issuer is required to provide investors with additional disclosures related to compensatory benefit plans.
Finance and Financial Sector Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 4.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 331 | 76.0% |
| Nay | Lost | 87 | 20.0% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 4.0% |