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H.R. 7244

Referred to Committee

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the tax on private foundation excess business holdings to treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans.

Introduced 6/18/2020•116th Congress•House

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

6/18/2020 • House

Summary

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude certain purchases of employee-owned stock from being considered as outstanding voting stock for the purpose of the tax on excess business holdings of a private foundation in a business enterprise.

The bill applies to any voting stock that is (1) not readily tradable on an established securities market; (2) purchased by the business enterprise on or after January 1, 2005, from an employee stock ownership plan in which employees of the business enterprise participate, in connection with a distribution from the plan; and (3) held by the business enterprise as treasury stock, cancelled, or retired.

Introduced in House • 6/18/2020

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Taxation
Business investment and capitalEmployee benefits and pensionsSales and excise taxesSecuritiesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax-exempt organizations

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Party Breakdown

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Sponsor

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Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]

Republican • FL-25

Sponsored 6/18/2020

Cosponsors (2)

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Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]

D-MI-5

Joined 6/18/2020

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Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4]

R-FL-4

Joined 8/28/2020