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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 13, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ:H.R. 6851.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1999]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]</fullName>
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          <name>Cardiovascular and respiratory health</name>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill requires a major corporation that receives federal aid related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to make an annual grant of equity to its employees until all such federal aid is repaid.</p> <p>A major corporation is a corporation that, among other things, has its securities traded on a national securities exchange, has to register its securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and has an aggregate market value of $75 million.</p> <p>The number of shares of stock such a corporation must grant to its employees shall be determined according to a specified formula. Such grant (1) shall be a grant of whole shares of stock; (2) may not be conditioned on the purchase of company stock or any employee performance evaluations; and (3) shall be equal, in terms of voting and dividend rights, to the class of securities otherwise issued by the corporation that carries the highest such rights.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To require major corporations receiving Federal aid related to COVID-19 to make annual payments of equity to employees of the corporation while such aid is outstanding, and for other purposes.</title>
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        <title>To require major corporations receiving Federal aid related to COVID-19 to make annual payments of equity to employees of the corporation while such aid is outstanding, and for other purposes.</title>
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      <text>Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.</text>
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