HR 4790 · 111th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector
Shareholder Protection Act of 2010
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 362.(2010-09-22)
Plain Language Summary
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Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that any solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any security of an issuer: (1) describe the specific nature and total amount of expenditures proposed for political activities for the forthcoming fiscal year; and (2) provide for a separate shareholder vote to authorize such proposed expenditures. Prohibits an issuer from making an expenditure for political activities in any fiscal year unless: (1) such expenditure is of the nature of those proposed by the issuer according to the requirements of this Act; and (2) authorization for such expenditure has been granted by votes representing a majority of outstanding shares. Deems a violation of this requirement to be a breach of the fiduciary duty of the officers and directors who authorized such expenditure. Subjects officers and directors who authorize the expenditure without prior shareholder authorization to joint and several liability to any shareholder or class of shareholders for the amount of such expenditure. Requires certain institutional investment managers to disclose annually in mandatory reports how they vot…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4790, Shareholder Protection Act of 2010
Sep 14, 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on July 29, 2010</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 4790, Shareholder Protection Act of 2010
Sep 14, 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on July 29, 2010
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
20 Democrats