US Congress House Bill 3279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on June 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-07-11 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 6.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires each issuer to disclose, in any proxy or consent solicitation material for an annual shareholders meeting, the gender, racial, and ethnic composition of its board of directors and nominees for board membership. The Securities and Exchange Commission shall establish a Diversity Advisory Group, composed of government, academic, and private-sector representatives, to study strategies for increasing gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of issuers' boards of directors.

Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]

Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]

Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-11	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 6.
2019-07-11	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-06-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2019-06-13	House	Introduced in House

SB3367 (Related) 2020-03-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3279/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3279/BILLS-116hr3279ih.pdf