# 119-hr-2993: ESOP Funding for SBA Position Act of 2025

119-hr-2993, ESOP Funding for SBA Position Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2993
- Congress: 119
- Title: ESOP Funding for SBA Position Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates an SBA position to help small businesses set up employee stock ownership plans.** It would centralize ESOP guidance, agency coordination, and annual reporting so firms get targeted help starting and maintaining employee ownership plans. - Small businesses: Would receive direct guidance on establishing ESOPs, including tax treatment, regulatory compliance, stock valuation, and funding options. - Workers: Makes it easier for employees to gain ownership by helping firms design, value, and fund employee stock ownership plans. - SBA and federal agencies: Requires the Administrator to appoint the position in the competitive service, coordinate with the Department of Labor and private partners, advocate for agency guidance, and submit annual reports to Congress on assistance and recommendations. *Would increase federal spending, authorizing such sums as necessary and $500,000 for the first fiscal year.*

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New SBA help for employee ownership plans: benefit, low. If enacted, the SBA would create a new staff position to help small businesses start employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). The position would give guidance on taxes, rules, valuing shares, and ways to fund a plan. It would work with the Department of Labor and other partners, and push for clearer…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2993 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2993)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3184: PFAS Alternatives Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3184)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3694: VALID Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3694)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2993 (as of 2026-04-21).