US HB6279 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires certain issuers of securities to disclose their efforts to prevent the use of forced labor, slavery, trafficked persons, and child labor in their supply chains.
Title
Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
| 2020-03-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business ethics
Business records
Corporate finance and management
Crimes against children
Finance and financial sector
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Human rights
Human trafficking
Labor standards
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Sex offenses
Youth employment and child labor
Business ethics
Business records
Corporate finance and management
Crimes against children
Finance and financial sector
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Human rights
Human trafficking
Labor standards
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Sex offenses
Youth employment and child labor
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6279/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6279/BILLS-116hr6279ih.pdf |
