# 117-hr-9149: Reward Work Act

117-hr-9149, Reward Work Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9149
- Congress: 117
- Title: Reward Work Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2022-10-07
- Sponsor: Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reward Work Act This bill prohibits issuers from purchasing their own securities on a national exchange. The bill also requires one-third of an issuer's board of directors to be elected by employees in order for the issuer to be allowed to register securities.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9149 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9149)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9149 (as of 2025-11-18).