Shareholders United Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-936| House
| Updated: 1/31/2019
Jamie Raskin
Democratic Representative
Maryland
Cosponsors (16)
Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)
Committee on House Administration, Financial Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Shareholders United Act of 2019 This bill requires an issuer of securities, in order to make a disbursement for a political purpose, to assess the preferences of shareholders in the year before the disbursement. If a majority of shareholders are prohibited from expressing partisan or political preferences by law, contract, or a requirement to meet a fiduciary duty, the issuer may not make such a disbursement.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Finance and Financial Sector
Business ethicsCorporate finance and managementElections, voting, political campaign regulationPublic participation and lobbyingSecurities
Shareholders United Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-936| House
| Updated: 1/31/2019
Shareholders United Act of 2019 This bill requires an issuer of securities, in order to make a disbursement for a political purpose, to assess the preferences of shareholders in the year before the disbursement. If a majority of shareholders are prohibited from expressing partisan or political preferences by law, contract, or a requirement to meet a fiduciary duty, the issuer may not make such a disbursement.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jamie Raskin
Democratic Representative
Maryland
Cosponsors (16)
Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)
Committee on House Administration, Financial Services Committee
Finance and Financial Sector
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Business ethicsCorporate finance and managementElections, voting, political campaign regulationPublic participation and lobbyingSecurities