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Senate bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Encouraging Employee Ownership Act

S. 488Introduced Mar 1, 2017Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Toomey R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 18, 2018 — Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 488.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 488, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Ben Sasse (R-NE), Mark Warner (D-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Patrick Toomey.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.