US SB3367 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on March 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 2 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-02 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3279 (Related) 2019-07-11 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 6.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3367/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3367/BILLS-116s3367is.pdf |
