The record

LegislationLegislation· Oct 2025
S 1728 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Bill Cassidy (R)

Employee Ownership Representation Act of 2025

Expands the Labor Department's advisory council and creates new offices to promote employee ownership.

Tradeoff

Creates two new positions and expands an advisory council to focus on employee stock ownership plans. No new spending is ; costs depend on future funding.

What's in it

See official bill text

Requires $8 million in over 2026-2031 to establish new Department of Labor offices and advisory bodies.

The $8 million is the federal cost to set up and run new Department of Labor offices; the policy's real-world impact is on how employers and workers access employee ownership information and support.

S. 1728, Employee Ownership Representation Act of 2025 · Jun 2026

Passed the Senate by on October 9, 2025 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (May 13, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(May 13, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 30, 2025)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Oct 9, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Oct 17, 2025)