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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 121 (Friday, July 14, 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. FITZGERALD:H.R. 4641.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18:To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.The single subject of this legislation is:To authorize the exclusion of shareholder proposals fromproxy or consent solicitation material if such proposals aresubstantially similar to previously included proposals.[Page H3613]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Performance over Politics Act &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill allows an issuer of securities to exclude a shareholder proposal from its proxy materials if that proposal addresses the same subject matter as a previously offered proposal. The bill provides time frames and voting percentages for the previously offered proposal that, if applicable, allow an issuer to exclude the new shareholder proposal. &lt;/p&gt;</text>
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