HR 936 · 116th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

Shareholders United Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-01-31· Sponsored by Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]· House

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Senate
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Latest: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.(2019-01-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Shareholders United Act of 2019 This bill requires an issuer of securities, in order to make a disbursement for a political purpose, to assess the preferences of shareholders in the year before the disbursement. If a majority of shareholders are prohibited from expressing partisan or political preferences by law, contract, or a requirement to meet a fiduciary duty, the issuer may not make such a disbursement.…

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Cosponsors (16)

16 Democrats
Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]CA
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]CA
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]FL
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]WI
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39]CA
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]CA
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]NM
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]NY
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]MI