US HR403

Bill

To repeal a restriction on the use of funds by the Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporate political activity.

Introduced
01/21/2021

In Committee
01/21/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To repeal a restriction on the use of funds by the Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure shareholders of cor- porations have knowledge of corporate political activity.

AI Summary

This bill repeals a restriction on the use of funds by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that previously prevented the agency from ensuring shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporate political activity. By removing this restriction, the bill aims to increase transparency around corporate political spending and allow the SEC to require corporations to disclose information about their political contributions and activities to their shareholders.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (19)

Andy Levin (D)*, Ed Case (D), Theodore Deutch (D), Ruben Gallego (D), John Garamendi (D), Chuy García (D), Jahana Hayes (D), Andy Kim (D), Ted Lieu (D), Jim McGovern (D), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), John Sarbanes (D), Mary Gay Scanlon (D), Jan Schakowsky (D), Abigail Spanberger (D), Tom Suozzi (D), Paul Tonko (D), David Trone (D), Nydia Velázquez (D),

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (on 01/21/2021)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/403/all-info

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/403/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr403/BILLS-117hr403ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr403/BILLS-117hr403ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1	Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2021 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2021 Democracy Restoration Act of 2021 Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2021 Redistricting Reform Act of 2021 Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act SAVE VOTERS Act Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2021 DISCLOSE Act of 2021 Honest Ads Act Stand By Every Ad Act Government By the People Act	Received in the Senate.	Related
HRes179	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1280) to hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
S1	Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2021 Redistricting Reform Act of 2021 Democracy Restoration Act of 2021 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2021 Voter Registration Efficiency Act Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2021 Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act SWAMP FLYERS Act Stop Waste And Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules and Standards Act Empower Act of 2021 Fair Elections Now Act of 2021 Honest A	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.	Related
S2093	Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act CLEAR Act Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act SWAMP FLYERS Act Stop Waste And Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules and Standards Act Ethics in Public Service Act Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act of 2021 Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act of 2021 White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2021 Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2021	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S6516-6517)	Related

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

HR1

Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2021 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2021 Democracy Restoration Act of 2021 Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2021 Redistricting Reform Act of 2021 Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act SAVE VOTERS Act Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2021 DISCLOSE Act of 2021 Honest Ads Act Stand By Every Ad Act Government By the People Act

Received in the Senate.

HRes179

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1280) to hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Similar To

Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2021 Redistricting Reform Act of 2021 Democracy Restoration Act of 2021 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2021 Voter Registration Efficiency Act Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2021 Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act SWAMP FLYERS Act Stop Waste And Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules and Standards Act Empower Act of 2021 Fair Elections Now Act of 2021 Honest A

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.

S2093

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act CLEAR Act Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act SWAMP FLYERS Act Stop Waste And Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules and Standards Act Ethics in Public Service Act Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act of 2021 Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act of 2021 White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2021 Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act of 2021

Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S6516-6517)

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