HR 5778
· 119th Congress
· Commerce
Improving SBA Engagement on Employee Ownership Act
Sponsor
Latest action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 358.
Action timeline
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Dec 17, 2025
committee
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-412.
Small Business Committee
Dec 17, 2025
other
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 358.
Nov 18, 2025
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Small Business Committee
Nov 18, 2025
committee
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 0.
Small Business Committee
Oct 17, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
Oct 17, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Small Business Committee
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ih / is — Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.rfh / rfs — Referred to a committee for review.rh / rs — Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).pcs / pch — Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.eh / es — Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.rdh / rds — Received by the other chamber.eah / eas — Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.ath / ats — Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.enr — Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.pl — Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.pp — Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.
Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.
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How a bill moves through Congress. Each stage produces a new official text. The diff between them shows what changed at that step.
ih/is— Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.rfh/rfs— Referred to a committee for review.rh/rs— Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).pcs/pch— Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.eh/es— Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.rdh/rds— Received by the other chamber.eah/eas— Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.ath/ats— Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.enr— Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.pl— Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.pp— Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.
Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.
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--- Introduced (House)
+++ Reported (House)
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 5778 Introduced in House (IH)]
+[H.R. 5778 Reported in House (RH)]
<DOC>
+Union Calendar No. 358
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5778
+
+[Report No. 119-412]
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
improve outreach and education on employee ownership, and for other
@@ -20,6 +23,15 @@
Mrs. McIver (for herself, Mr. Bresnahan, and Ms. Velazquez) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small
Business
+
+December 17, 2025
+
+Additional sponsors: Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Cisneros, and Ms. Goodlander
+
+December 17, 2025
+
+Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
+and ordered to be printed
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -69,4 +81,27 @@
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 15
U.S.C. 648 note) through the Small Business Employee Ownership and
Cooperatives Promotion Program of the Administration.
-<all>
+Union Calendar No. 358
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+1st Session
+
+H. R. 5778
+
+[Report No. 119-412]
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
+improve outreach and education on employee ownership, and for other
+purposes.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+December 17, 2025
+
+Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
+and ordered to be printed
Cosponsors (5)
Members who signed on to support this bill.