A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors
Changes S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
What this amendment would do
This amendment, submitted by Mr. Van Hollen, aims to add a new section called Unconditional Ownership and Control Requirements for Certain Employee-Owned Small Business Concerns to bill S. 2296.
The purpose of this amendment is to address the sense of Congress that ownership structures for eligible worker-owned cooperatives and employee stock ownership plans create barriers to accessing set-aside procurement programs. It asserts that these structures should not stop an otherwise eligible entity from accessing these programs.
To achieve this, the amendment adds the following:
- A Study and Report: The Administrator of the Small Business Administration must work with stakeholders and Federal agencies to study and recommend alternatives to unconditional ownership and control requirements.
- Public and Congressional Disclosure: The study must be made public on the Small Business Administration website and submitted to Congress with an implementation plan.
- Statutory Changes: The Administrator must identify any necessary statutory changes needed to implement the recommendations.
- Small Business Act Amendments: It modifies section 3(q) of the Small Business Act by removing specific language regarding stock owned by an ESOP and striking paragraph (6).
- 9/2/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors