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Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act

USA118th CongressHR-4790| House 
| Updated: 9/23/2024
Bill Huizenga

Bill Huizenga

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (3)
Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)

Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Guiding Uniform and Responsible Disclosure Requirements and Information Limits Act of 2023 or the GUARDRAIL Act of 2023 This bill limits the disclosures required by issuers of securities as a result of a rulemaking and establishes the Public Company Advisory Committee. First, the bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to limit issuer disclosure requirements made in a rulemaking. Specifically, the SEC must provide that an issuer of securities is only required to disclose information in response to a rulemaking if the issuer determines that this information is material with respect to a voting or investment decision regarding the issuer’s securities. The bill also requires the SEC to report on its website each required disclosure of nonmaterial information under current federal securities laws and regulations and a justification for the disclosure. The SEC must report this information to Congress every five years. The bill also establishes that a person's failure to disclose such nonmaterial information is not a liability in a private action. Further, the bill establishes the Public Company Advisory Committee within the SEC. The committee must advise the SEC on regulatory priorities, public reporting and corporate governance of public companies, shareholder meetings and the proxy process, and other topics. The committee must be comprised of individuals who are officials of public companies, have senior managerial responsibility in associations that represent the interests of public companies, or provide professional advice and services to public companies. Finally, the bill requires the SEC to report on the effects of the European Union's directives on corporate sustainability, particularly on U.S. companies, consumers, and investors.

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Timeline
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 27, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 21.
Jul 27, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 22, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.
Dec 22, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-336.
Sep 18, 2024
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1455 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, H.R. 7909 and H.J. Res. 136. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3724 and H.R. 5717 under a structured rule and H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 7909, and H.J. Res. 136 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
Sep 19, 2024
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1455. (consideration: CR H5477-5494)
Sep 19, 2024
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, H.R. 7909 and H.J. Res. 136. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3724 and H.R. 5717 under a structured rule and H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 7909, and H.J. Res. 136 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
Sep 19, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4790.
Sep 19, 2024
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Sep 19, 2024
Mr. Casten moved to recommit to the Committee on Financial Services. (text: CR H5494)
Sep 19, 2024
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Sep 19, 2024
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 4790, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huizenga demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Sep 19, 2024
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5496-5498)
Sep 19, 2024
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 211 (Roll no. 434).
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Sep 19, 2024
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 203, 1 Present (Roll no. 435). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5477-5486)
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Sep 19, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 23, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • July 20, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


  • July 27, 2023
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 21.


  • July 27, 2023
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held


  • December 22, 2023
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.


  • December 22, 2023
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-336.


  • September 18, 2024
    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1455 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, H.R. 7909 and H.J. Res. 136. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3724 and H.R. 5717 under a structured rule and H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 7909, and H.J. Res. 136 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.


  • September 19, 2024
    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1455. (consideration: CR H5477-5494)


  • September 19, 2024
    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, H.R. 7909 and H.J. Res. 136. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3724 and H.R. 5717 under a structured rule and H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 7909, and H.J. Res. 136 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.


  • September 19, 2024
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4790.


  • September 19, 2024
    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.


  • September 19, 2024
    Mr. Casten moved to recommit to the Committee on Financial Services. (text: CR H5494)


  • September 19, 2024
    The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.


  • September 19, 2024
    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 4790, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huizenga demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.


  • September 19, 2024
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5496-5498)


  • September 19, 2024
    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 211 (Roll no. 434).
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  • September 19, 2024
    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 203, 1 Present (Roll no. 435). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5477-5486)
    View Vote


  • September 19, 2024
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • September 23, 2024
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4625: Protecting U.S. Business Sovereignty Act
  • HR 118-4652: Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2023
  • HR 118-4589: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for the registration of proxy advisory firms, and for other purposes.
  • HR 118-4628: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose and report on non-material disclosure mandates, and for other purposes.
  • HR 118-4653: Protecting U.S. Business Sovereignty Act
  • HRES 118-1455: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3724) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit recognized accrediting agencies and associations from requiring, encouraging, or coercing institutions of higher education to meet any political litmus test or violate any right protected by the Constitution as a condition of accreditation; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4790) to amend the Federal securities laws with respect to the materiality of disclosure requirements, to establish the Public Company Advisory Committee, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5179) to require the maintenance of the country of origin markings for imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5339) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5717) to provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide benefits to aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws are ineligible for Federal funds intended to benefit such aliens; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7909) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 136) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles".
  • HR 118-4600: Protecting Retail Investors’ Savings Act
  • HR 118-4790: Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act
  • HR 118-4823: American FIRST Act of 2023
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesBusiness recordsCongressional oversightConsumer affairsCorporate finance and managementEuropean UnionFinancial services and investmentsForeign and international corporationsGovernment studies and investigationsInternet, web applications, social mediaSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act

USA118th CongressHR-4790| House 
| Updated: 9/23/2024
Guiding Uniform and Responsible Disclosure Requirements and Information Limits Act of 2023 or the GUARDRAIL Act of 2023 This bill limits the disclosures required by issuers of securities as a result of a rulemaking and establishes the Public Company Advisory Committee. First, the bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to limit issuer disclosure requirements made in a rulemaking. Specifically, the SEC must provide that an issuer of securities is only required to disclose information in response to a rulemaking if the issuer determines that this information is material with respect to a voting or investment decision regarding the issuer’s securities. The bill also requires the SEC to report on its website each required disclosure of nonmaterial information under current federal securities laws and regulations and a justification for the disclosure. The SEC must report this information to Congress every five years. The bill also establishes that a person's failure to disclose such nonmaterial information is not a liability in a private action. Further, the bill establishes the Public Company Advisory Committee within the SEC. The committee must advise the SEC on regulatory priorities, public reporting and corporate governance of public companies, shareholder meetings and the proxy process, and other topics. The committee must be comprised of individuals who are officials of public companies, have senior managerial responsibility in associations that represent the interests of public companies, or provide professional advice and services to public companies. Finally, the bill requires the SEC to report on the effects of the European Union's directives on corporate sustainability, particularly on U.S. companies, consumers, and investors.

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Timeline
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 27, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 21.
Jul 27, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 22, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.
Dec 22, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-336.
Sep 18, 2024
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1455 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, H.R. 7909 and H.J. Res. 136. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3724 and H.R. 5717 under a structured rule and H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 7909, and H.J. Res. 136 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
Sep 19, 2024
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1455. (consideration: CR H5477-5494)
Sep 19, 2024
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, H.R. 7909 and H.J. Res. 136. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3724 and H.R. 5717 under a structured rule and H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 7909, and H.J. Res. 136 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
Sep 19, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4790.
Sep 19, 2024
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Sep 19, 2024
Mr. Casten moved to recommit to the Committee on Financial Services. (text: CR H5494)
Sep 19, 2024
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Sep 19, 2024
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 4790, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huizenga demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Sep 19, 2024
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5496-5498)
Sep 19, 2024
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 211 (Roll no. 434).
View Vote
Sep 19, 2024
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 203, 1 Present (Roll no. 435). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5477-5486)
View Vote
Sep 19, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 23, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • July 20, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


  • July 27, 2023
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 21.


  • July 27, 2023
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held


  • December 22, 2023
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.


  • December 22, 2023
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-336.


  • September 18, 2024
    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1455 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, H.R. 7909 and H.J. Res. 136. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3724 and H.R. 5717 under a structured rule and H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 7909, and H.J. Res. 136 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.


  • September 19, 2024
    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1455. (consideration: CR H5477-5494)


  • September 19, 2024
    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, H.R. 7909 and H.J. Res. 136. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3724 and H.R. 5717 under a structured rule and H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 7909, and H.J. Res. 136 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.


  • September 19, 2024
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4790.


  • September 19, 2024
    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.


  • September 19, 2024
    Mr. Casten moved to recommit to the Committee on Financial Services. (text: CR H5494)


  • September 19, 2024
    The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.


  • September 19, 2024
    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 4790, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huizenga demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.


  • September 19, 2024
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5496-5498)


  • September 19, 2024
    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 211 (Roll no. 434).
    View Vote


  • September 19, 2024
    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 203, 1 Present (Roll no. 435). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5477-5486)
    View Vote


  • September 19, 2024
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • September 23, 2024
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill Huizenga

Bill Huizenga

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (3)
Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Daniel Meuser (Republican)

Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4625: Protecting U.S. Business Sovereignty Act
  • HR 118-4652: Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2023
  • HR 118-4589: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for the registration of proxy advisory firms, and for other purposes.
  • HR 118-4628: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose and report on non-material disclosure mandates, and for other purposes.
  • HR 118-4653: Protecting U.S. Business Sovereignty Act
  • HRES 118-1455: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3724) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit recognized accrediting agencies and associations from requiring, encouraging, or coercing institutions of higher education to meet any political litmus test or violate any right protected by the Constitution as a condition of accreditation; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4790) to amend the Federal securities laws with respect to the materiality of disclosure requirements, to establish the Public Company Advisory Committee, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5179) to require the maintenance of the country of origin markings for imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5339) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5717) to provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide benefits to aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws are ineligible for Federal funds intended to benefit such aliens; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7909) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 136) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles".
  • HR 118-4600: Protecting Retail Investors’ Savings Act
  • HR 118-4790: Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act
  • HR 118-4823: American FIRST Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesBusiness recordsCongressional oversightConsumer affairsCorporate finance and managementEuropean UnionFinancial services and investmentsForeign and international corporationsGovernment studies and investigationsInternet, web applications, social mediaSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)