Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015
Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise regulations to require an issuer to furnish investors with additional specified disclosures regarding compensatory benefit plans if the aggregate sales price or amount of securities sold during any consecutive 12-month period exceeds $10 million (currently $5 million), indexed for inflation every five years.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-04 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 265 - 159 (Roll no. 61). | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 184 - 241 (Roll no. 60). (consideration: CR H538) | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H538) | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to insert a new section into that defines and prohibits bad actors from making use of any exemption or regulation made by the bill. The amendment also prohibits the SEC from amending or repealing any regulation if it would weaken the protections for American seniors provided by the legislation. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | Ms. Frankel (FL) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Financial Services. (consideration: CR H537; text: CR H537) | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H526-528) | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H537) | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1675. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendments, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Carolyn Maloney amendment No. 7, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ellison demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Carolyn Maloney (NY) amendment No. 7. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Issa amendment No. 6, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Issa demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Issa amendment No. 6. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sherman amendment No. 3. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huizenga amendment No. 2. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. DeSaulnier demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment No. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1675. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | The Speaker designated the Honorable Glenn Thompson to act as Chairman of the Committee. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 595 and Rule XVIII. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1675 and H.R. 766. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 595. (consideration: CR H519-532, H532-539) | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-02 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 595 Reported to House. Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1675 and H.R. 766. | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-28 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 301. | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-28 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-398. | House floor actions |
| 2015-05-20 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 15. | House committee actions |
| 2015-05-20 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2015-04-29 | Committee | Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Referral. | House committee actions |
| 2015-03-26 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-26 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |