Bill · H.R. 8660· House(119-HR-8660)
Valuing Employee Stock Today Act
- Introduced
- 5/4/2026
- Last activity
- 7/21/2026 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
- Sponsored by
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
What this bill would do
The Valuing Employee Stock Today Act aims to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. It specifically seeks to update how employer-provided equity is treated when calculating an employee's regular rate for overtime compensation. The bill introduces restricted stock unit programs into the existing exemptions. This change ensures that restricted stock units are treated similarly to stock options and stock appreciation rights. The amendments are intended to clarify the employer equity exemption. These changes will take effect 90 days after the bill is enacted.
Yes· 3 of 5
Would business owners be better off under this?+4
The bill provides administrative clarity by explicitly including restricted stock unit programs in existing overtime exemptions.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+3
The bill allows restricted stock units to be excluded from overtime calculations, which helps protect the value of equity awards for workers.
Would middle-income households be better off under this?+3
The bill clarifies that restricted stock units are exempt from regular rate determinations used for overtime pay calculation.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
-
Protection of Equity Access: By adding "restricted stock unit program" to the list of exemptions in Section 7(e)(8), the bill allows these units to be excluded from the determination of an employee's regular rate for calculating overtime compensation (Section 3(a)(1)).
-
Expanded Participation in Success: The bill recognizes that restricted stock units allow employees to share in the future success of their companies, a mechanism that may not otherwise be available to rank-and-file workers (Section 2(4)).
-
Clarified Rules for Acceptance: The bill updates the language regarding how these equity awards are handled by changing "exercise" to "exercise or acceptance" in subparagraph (C) (Section 3(a)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+4Good For Low Income Households+3Good For Middle Class Households+3Good For High Income Households+2Good For Union Workers+2
- 7/21/2026
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/4/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Introduced in House
Robert OnderRepublican · Missouri