HR 5694 · 98th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit acquisitions of corporate control except by means of tender offers for all outstanding shares, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1984-05-22· Sponsored by Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: For Further Action See H.R.5693.(1984-08-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person to acquire or agree to acquire, except by a tender or exchange offer, any shares of any class of voting equity securities of a registered corporation if such person would then be, directly or indirectly, entitled to cast ten percent or more of the votes in an election of directors of the issuer. Specifies exceptions to such prohibition.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (6)

5 Democrats1 Republican