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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 119 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. STEIL:H.R. 4590.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution: ``To regulate commerce with foreign nations,and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.''The single subject of this legislation is:This bill concerns the regulation of proxy advisory firms,also known as proxy voting advice businesses[Page H3478]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <title>Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings from Politics Act</title>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;This bill specifies what is considered a false or misleading statement concerning a material fact for liability purposes in the context of the sale or purchase of securities. Particularly, the bill specifies that this liability extends to certain actions performed by a proxy voting advice businesss. (Proxy voting advice businesses provide voting services and advice to institutional investors in public companies for proposals presented at shareholder meetings.) &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Under the bill, a proxy voting advice business may be held liable if it fails to disclose its methodology, sources of information, or conflicts of interest, or if it makes a material misstatement when providing proxy voting advice. &lt;/p&gt;</text>
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    <title>To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for liability for certain failures to disclose material information in connection with proxy voting advice, and for other purposes.</title>
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