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👀 I’m Just a Bill — Whistleblower Protection Expansion A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Expansion of federal whistleblower protections in the 119th Congress, addressing gaps in current law for federal employees, contractors, and private-sector whistleblowers reporting fraud, waste, or abuse. What does it actually do? Federal employee protections — strengthens Merit Systems Protection Board enforcement Contractor protections — covers federal contractor employees disclosing fraud Anti-retaliation — increases damages and remedies for retaliation Reporting channels — expands acceptable disclosure channels Intelligence-community — limited expansion of IC whistleblower channels Who votes when? House Oversight + Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with the Federal-Congressional Body Cam transparency doctrine and the cooperative’s broader structural commitment to “accountability is dignity, not vulnerability.” Whistleblower protections are infrastructure for the transparency the cooperative argues for. ...

👀 Worker Misclassification Reform What Federal worker misclassification reform in the 119th Congress (ABC test standardization, gig-economy worker classification). What it does Federal ABC-test standardization · gig-platform classification standards · cooperative-class member classification clarity · enforcement-budget expansion. Composes #16 Brass Tacks worker-as-member structural distinction · NLRB Open Letter. 🟡 Provisional. Help Each Other Help Ourselves.

👀 I’m Just a Bill — Worker-Cooperative Conversion Tax Deferral A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Federal tax-deferral legislation in the 119th Congress facilitating retiring small-business owners’ sale of business to a worker-cooperative-class structure (Section 1042-style deferral expanded to ESOP-cousin worker-cooperative conversions). What does it actually do? Tax-deferred capital-gains treatment for sellers transferring to qualifying worker cooperatives Holding-period requirements aligned with ESOP analog provisions SBA loan-guarantee programs for worker-cooperative buyout financing Technical assistance funding for conversion process How does this affect cooperative-class families? Direct composing with the cooperative’s federation goal (Step 5 — Federate It). Worker-cooperative conversions of existing businesses can adopt the LBCCL framework and federate with Liana Banyan’s cooperative-class economy. Composes with #7 MSA, #10 VSL, #11 Lets Make Bread for conversion-financing capital pooling. ...

👀 I’m Just a Bill — Workforce Housing Tax Credit A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Workforce Housing Tax Credit in the 119th Congress addressing the “missing middle” housing affordability gap (households earning 80-120% of area median income who don’t qualify for LIHTC but cannot afford market-rate housing). What does it actually do? Federal tax credit for missing-middle housing development Set-asides for cooperative-housing trust projects Composes with LIHTC framework State allocation provisions How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with Save-the-World Paper 3 (Universal Cooperative Shelter), Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act Bounty Poster (LIHTC), and the cooperative-housing trust architecture. ...

👀 I’m Just a Bill — WIOA Reauthorization A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) in the 119th Congress. WIOA is the major federal workforce-development law funding apprenticeships, job training, and dislocated-worker services through state and local workforce boards. What does it actually do? Apprenticeship expansion — funds Registered Apprenticeships and Apprenticeship Hubs Workforce board governance — modifies state/local workforce-board structure Dislocated workers — extends services for trade-affected and displaced workers Youth services — programs for 16-24 year-olds entering the workforce Adult education — basic-skills and English-language programs Who votes when? House Education and Workforce + Senate HELP active consideration; historically bipartisan How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with #16 Brass Tacks (apprenticeship pipeline for Step 4 Node network), #12 Harper Guild (LB-CCL credentialing federation with WIOA-funded programs), and Mike Rowe Council seat (mikeroweWORKS scholarship-pipeline composition). ...