3.0.0 1611 2023-01-11T13:35:35Z 2023-01-11T13:35:35Z House HR 2017-03-17 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 47 (Friday, March 17, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:H.R. 1611.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause[Page H2184]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-03-17T13:02:05Z 2017-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2017-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 N D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2017-03-17 True J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 2017-03-17 True B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2017-03-17 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2017-03-23 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2017-03-23 False D000620 Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] John Delaney D MD K. 6 2017-07-12 False Finance and Financial Sector Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Corporate finance and management Employment discrimination and employee rights Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Securities Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Finance and Financial Sector 00 2017-03-17 Introduced in House 2017-07-13T17:23:12Z Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017

This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require each issuer to disclose, in any proxy or consent solicitation material for an annual shareholders meeting, the gender composition of its board of directors and nominees for board membership.

The Securities and Exchange Commission shall establish a Gender Diversity Advisory Group, composed of government, academic, and private-sector representatives, to study strategies for increasing gender diversity among the members of issuers' boards of directors.

]]> Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 Display Title Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Gender Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender diversity, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1611ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1611ih.xml 2017-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.