HR 5778
Advanced toward a vote
Requires the Small Business Administration to attend federal meetings on employee ownership and cooperatives when it is invited or has previously engaged with the host agency, and extends its small business investment outreach to the investors and limited partners of those companies.
Official title: Improving SBA Engagement on Employee Ownership Act
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House
Introduced
17-OCT-2025
Referred
17-OCT-2025
Approved by committee
18-NOV-2025
Reported
17-DEC-2025
On the calendar
17-DEC-2025
- Requires the SBA Administrator, or a designee, to attend working groups, meetings, and other engagements on cooperatives or employee ownership hosted by other federal agencies when invited or when a prior relationship exists.
- Adds investors and limited partners of small business investment companies to the groups that the SBA must reach under Section 862(c) of the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act.
- Requires the SBA to carry out the outreach and education requirements of Section 862(e) within 180 days of enactment, through its Small Business Employee Ownership and Cooperatives Promotion Program.
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Commerce
■ 3 D■ 2 R
3 Democrats
2 Republicans