3.0.0 4655 2025-05-27T14:15:09Z 2025-05-27T14:15:09Z House H HR 2023-07-14 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 121 (Friday, July 14, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. NORMAN:H.R. 4655.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibitthe Securities and Exchange Commission from compelling theinclusion or discussion of shareholder proposals or proxy orconsent solicitation materials, and for other purposes.[Page H3613]</pre> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Reported By 2023-12-19T19:22:16Z Markup By 2023-07-27T20:10:00Z Referred To 2023-07-14T13:02:35Z H. Rept. 118-326 2023-12-19 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00265 2023-12-19 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-326. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2023-12-19 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-326. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2023-07-27 hsba00 Financial Services Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 21. Committee 2023-07-27 hsba00 Financial Services Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2023-07-14 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2023-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 N 2023-10-20T19:36:00Z https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59678 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on July 27, 2023 Finance and Financial Sector Business ethics 2024-05-20T19:24:50Z Minority employment 2024-05-20T19:23:31Z Women's employment 2024-05-20T19:23:56Z Finance and Financial Sector 2023-07-31T14:45:21Z

00 2023-07-14 Introduced in House 2024-05-18T01:20:39Z <p>This bill prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from compelling a publicly traded company to include a shareholder proposal or a&nbsp;discussion of a proposal in a proxy statement. Under current SEC rules, certain qualifying shareholder proposals must be included on a company's proxy statement. Proxy statements are provided to shareholders before shareholder meetings and contain disclosures required by the SEC.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

07 2023-12-19 Reported to House 2024-08-19T12:42:21Z <p><strong>Businesses Over Activists Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from compelling a publicly traded company to include a shareholder proposal or a discussion of a proposal in a proxy statement. Under current SEC rules, certain qualifying shareholder proposals must be included on a company's proxy statement. Proxy statements are provided to shareholders before shareholder meetings and contain disclosures required by the SEC.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

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