{"bill":{"id":"117-hr-9149","congress":117,"type":"HR","number":9149,"title":"Reward Work Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2022-10-07","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"G000586","fullName":"Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. \"Chuy\" [D-IL-4]","party":"D","state":"IL","district":4}],"cosponsorsCount":13,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2022-10-07","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services."},"policyArea":"Finance and Financial Sector","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2022-10-07","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2022-10-07","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2022-10-07","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><b>Reward Work Act </b></p> <p>This bill prohibits issuers from purchasing their own securities on a national exchange. The bill also requires one-third of&nbsp;an issuer's&nbsp;board of directors&nbsp;to be&nbsp;elected by employees in order&nbsp;for the issuer to be allowed&nbsp;to register securities. </p>","updateDate":"2025-01-03T08:02:43Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":280,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:55:38.704Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Reward%20Work%20Act"}]}}