US Congress House Bill 5084 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on November 20 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-20 - Received in the Senate and 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 (Engrossed) [PDF]

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. The Securities and Exchange Commission must establish a Diversity Advisory Group to report on strategies to increase gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among board members.

Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019

Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]

2019-11-19 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill RC# 630 (Y: 281 N: 135 NV: 14 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-11-20	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2019-11-19	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-11-19	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 281 - 135 (Roll no. 630). (text: CR 11/18/2019 H8927-8928)
2019-11-19	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8971-8972)
2019-11-18	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2019-11-18	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5084.
2019-11-18	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8927-8929)
2019-11-18	House	Mr. Green, Al (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-11-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2019-11-14	House	Introduced in House

HB1018 (Related) 2019-07-11 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 5.
SB360 (Related) 2019-02-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5084/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5084/BILLS-116hr5084ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5084/BILLS-116hr5084eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2019630