HR 1257 · 110th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act

Introduced 2007-03-01· Sponsored by Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.(2007-04-23)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2007-04-20
Roll #244
Yea 269Nay 134
Democrats
214 Yea·5 Nay
Republicans
55 Yea·129 Nay
PassedHouse · 2007-04-20
Roll #244
Yea 269Nay 134
Democrats
214 Yea·5 Nay
Republicans
55 Yea·129 Nay
FailedHouse · 2007-04-20
Roll #243
Yea 184Nay 222
Democrats
0 Yea·221 Nay
Republicans
184 Yea·1 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require a proxy, consent, or authorization to permit a separate shareholder vote to approve executive compensation. States that such a shareholder vote shall be neither binding on the board of directors, nor construed as overruling a decision by the board. Requires any proxy solicitation material concerning disposition of substantially all of an issuer's assets to disclose any compensation agreements or understandings with the principal executive officers of the issuer (or the acquiring issuer) regarding any type of (golden parachute) compensation which: (1) relates to such disposition; and (2) has not been subject to a shareholder vote. States that: (1) any proxy solicitation material containing such executive compensation disclosures shall require a separate shareholder approval of such agreements or understandings; but (2) the shareholder vote shall be neither binding on the board of directors, nor construed as overruling a decision by the board.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1257, Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act

Apr 13, 2007

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 28, 2007</p>

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H.R. 1257, Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act

Apr 13, 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 28, 2007

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats