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Read. Follow. Verify.Congressional Hearing on Employee Ownership and SBA Support
Record date · January 1, 2023
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What This Bill Does
The House Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations held a hearing on December 6, 2022, to discuss how the Small Business Administration (SBA) can better support businesses transitioning to employee ownership models like s and s.
The hearing explores potential policy changes to SBA lending programs that could affect how small businesses access capital when transitioning to employee-owned structures.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Small business owners
Business owners considering succession planning or conversion to employee ownership may be impacted by future changes to SBA lending criteria.
Employees of small businesses
Employees may be impacted by changes to the availability of capital for businesses transitioning to employee-owned structures.
Key Facts
- The hearing took place on December 6, 2022, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
- The Subcommittee focused on identifying barriers to using SBA lending for conversions to Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs).
- Four expert witnesses provided testimony regarding employee ownership models.
- The record includes extensive supplemental materials from various cooperative development centers and advocacy groups.
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- The hearing was conducted as a hybrid proceeding under House and Committee rules.
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The committee is actively investigating the intersection of federal small business lending and employee-owned business models.
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