II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1589 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 19, 2017 Mr. Roberts (for himself, Mr. Cardin , Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Blunt , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Collins , Mr. Grassley , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Casey , Mr. Franken , Mr. Portman , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Thune , Mr. Tester , Mr. Brown , Mr. Risch , Mr. Moran , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Isakson , Ms. Baldwin , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes.