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ESOP Association Resources

Ownership Advantage, Legal Update, Washington Report, Jodi Lamb, Kevin Korenthal, ESOP Contributions, Allocations, Nydia Velazquez, ESOP PAC, SRCC Meeting
Jan. 30
ESOP Association makes a strategic investment in chapter support. 
ESOP Report, Legal Update, AACE, Ownership Advantage, S 177, HR 2258, ESOP Transactions, CEO
Jan. 07
ESOP Association launches a new member database and new website.
Chapter News, Resource
Jan. 01
Letter from the past and incoming presidents; annual government relations recap; chapter activities recap; featured members; new members; list of upcoming events and award programs. 
Chapter News, Resource
Dec. 31
Summary of Employee Ownership Month activities; winners named in the chapter ESOP Company of the Year and Employee Owner of the Year awards; Fall Conference photos; list of upcoming events. 
Advocacy, Congress, House of Representatives, ESOP Support
Dec. 12






This page lists members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, broken down by state, who have shown their support of ESOPs. 



 
Alabama

House
Aug. 17
The ESOP Association and other employee benefit groups play a major role in Congress making permanent many Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) provisions that benefit sponsors of defined contribution plans, such as ESOPs.
Sep. 02
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) passes to address public concern that private pension plan funds were being mismanaged, and officially recognizes employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). While employee ownership and equity (stock) plans have existed prior to this point, ERISA launches them formally as qualified retirement plans (QRPs) under federal law thereby subjecting them to regulation by the U.S. Department of Labor and the IRS.