US Congress House Bill 1611 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require each issuer to disclose, in any proxy or consent solicitation material for an annual shareholders meeting, the gender composition of its board of directors and nominees for board membership. The Securities and Exchange Commission shall establish a Gender Diversity Advisory Group, composed of government, academic, and private-sector representatives, to study strategies for increasing gender diversity among the members of issuers' boards of directors.

Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2017-03-17	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1611/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1611/BILLS-115hr1611ih.pdf