H.R. 3248
119th Congress
American Ownership and Resilience Act
12
Cosponsors
4
Actions
0
Amendments
2
Committees
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Since introduced
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
7 mai 2025·1 year ago
Summary
Introduced in House · Updated 4 mai 2026
American Ownership and Resilience Act
This bill creates an investment facility to support the conversion of private businesses into employee-owned businesses.
Specifically, the Department of Commerce must establish an investment facility that provides leverage to ownership investment companies (OICs) licensed by Commerce.
Under the bill, OICs
- manage capital for the purpose of financing the sale of a private business to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) or eligible worker-owned cooperative,
- have the authority to borrow money and issue securities or other obligations to finance the sale, and
- have the full faith and credit of the United States to guarantee the payment of all such amounts.
In a sale to an ESOP, an independent trustee must be appointed to obtain a fairness opinion on the investment from an independent financial advisor.
New OICs may be mentored by other OICs through the Protégé OIC program established by the bill.
The bill also establishes private capital requirements, third-party debt limitations, and enforcement provisions.
Timeline
4 actions
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
7 mai 2025 · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
7 mai 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
7 mai 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
7 mai 2025 · IntroReferral
Sponsorship
12 cosponsors
Sponsor
Republican:Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]UTCosponsors
- Democrat867%
- Republican433%
- Republican:Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]PA
- Democrat:Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]OR
- Democrat:Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]DE
- Democrat:Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]HI
- Democrat:Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]VA
- Republican:Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]PA
- Democrat:Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]MN
- Democrat:Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]PA
- Republican:Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]WA
- Democrat:Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]IL
- Republican:Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]SD
- Democrat:Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]MA
Classification
Policy area
Finance and Financial SectorCommittees
2
Financial Services Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To7 May 2025
Ways and Means Committee
House · Standing
- Referred To7 May 2025
Cosponsor momentum
Cumulative over time
Cosponsors grew from 3 on 7 mai 2025 to 12 on 23 juin 2026.
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