US HB1018 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-07-11 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 5.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-07-11 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 5.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires certain issuers of securities to disclose the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of their boards of directors and executive officers, as well as the status of any of those directors and officers as a veteran. It also requires the disclosure of any plan to promote racial, ethnic, and gender diversity among these groups.
Title
Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] | Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] |
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA] | Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA] | Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA] |
| Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] |
| Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL] | Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX] |
| Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Al Green [D-TX] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
| Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY] | Rep. David Scott [D-GA] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] |
| Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY] | Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] | Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-11 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 5. |
| 2019-07-11 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2019-02-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
| 2019-02-06 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB360 (Related) 2019-02-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
HB5084 (Related) 2019-11-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
HB5084 (Related) 2019-11-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Business records
Corporate finance and management
Finance and financial sector
Government information and archives
Minority employment
Racial and ethnic relations
Securities
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business
Women's employment
Business records
Corporate finance and management
Finance and financial sector
Government information and archives
Minority employment
Racial and ethnic relations
Securities
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business
Women's employment
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1018/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1018/BILLS-116hr1018ih.pdf |
