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H.R. 1626 113th Congress House

Focusing the SEC on Its Mission Act

Official title: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from issuing rules requiring the disclosure of an issuer's expenditures for political activities.

Introduced: April 18, 2013 Introduced by: Ann Wagner Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Business recordsCorporate finance and managementElections, voting, political campaign regulationFinancial services and investments
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 18, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 18, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 18, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Focusing the SEC on Its Mission Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring the disclosure by an issuer of any political expenditure.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1734 Shareholder Protection Act of 2013
  • S 824 Shareholder Protection Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 2
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · May 17, 2013
Ross, Dennis
· May 6, 2013
Pittenger, Robert
· Apr 26, 2013
Long, Billy
· Apr 25, 2013
Bachmann, Michele
· Apr 24, 2013
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Apr 24, 2013
Stivers, Steve
· Apr 24, 2013
Garrett, Scott
· Apr 18, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1626: Focusing the SEC on Its Mission Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1626/
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"H.R. 1626: Focusing the SEC on Its Mission Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1626/.
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H.R. 1626, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1626/.
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