WORK Act
Latest action · May 23, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Worker Ownership, Readiness, and Knowledge Act or the WORK Act
This bill requires the Department of Labor to (1) establish within the Employment and Training Administration an Employee Ownership and Participation Initiative to promote employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking; and (2) establish a program that may include grants for outreach, technical assistance, and training, to encourage new and existing state programs to foster employee ownership and participation in business decisionmaking.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 23, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | May 23, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 23, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3007 | WORK Act | Identical bill | May 23, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
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