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    <item congress="118" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4657" measure-id="id118hr4657" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2023-07-14" update-date="2024-05-18">
        <title>To clarify that an issuer may exclude a shareholder proposal pursuant to section 240.14a-8(i) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to whether such proposal relates to a significant social policy issue.</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118hr4657v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2024-05-18">
            <action-date>2023-07-14</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill allows an issuer of securities to exclude a shareholder proposal from proxy statements despite the proposal relating to a significant social policy issue. Currently, an issuer may exclude a proposal if it deals with a matter relating to its ordinary business operations unless the proposal raises a significant social policy issue.&nbsp;</p>]]></summary-text>
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