3.0.0 936 2022-11-01T15:17:46Z 2022-11-01T15:17:46Z House HR 2019-01-31 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 20 (Thursday, January 31, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RASKIN:H.R. 936.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Article I, Section 8[Page H1342]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2019-01-31T17:00:37Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-01-31T17:00:32Z For the People Act of 2019 116 1 HR 2019-03-14 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39. Related bill CRS 2019-01-31 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2019-01-31 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2019-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 N R000616 Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] Harley Rouda D CA 48 2019-01-31 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2019-01-31 True C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2019-01-31 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-01-31 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2019-01-31 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-01-31 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2019-01-31 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2019-01-31 True C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2019-02-07 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2019-02-07 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2019-02-28 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2019-02-28 False H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2019-02-28 False O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2019-02-28 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-02-28 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2019-03-25 False Finance and Financial Sector Business ethics Corporate finance and management Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Public participation and lobbying Securities Finance and Financial Sector 00 2019-01-31 Introduced in House 2020-04-27T18:06:53Z 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.

]]> Shareholders United Act of 2019 Display Title Shareholders United Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Shareholders United Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a corporation from making disbursements for a political purpose unless the corporation has assessed the preferences of its shareholders with respect to such disbursements, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr936ih/xml/BILLS-116hr936ih.xml 2019-01-31 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. 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.