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HR 4718 114th Congress House

Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016

Official title: To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Gender Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase ge… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Gender Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender diversity, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 22, 2016 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementEmployment discrimination and employee rights
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Executive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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Mar 7, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 7, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E284)
Mar 7, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 7, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016

This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish a Gender Diversity Advisory Group, composed of government, academic, and private sector representatives, to study strategies to increase gender diversity among the members of the boards of directors of issuers.

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended to direct the SEC, by rule, to require each issuer to disclose, in any proxy or consent solicitation material for an annual shareholders meeting, the gender composition of the issuer's board of directors and nominees for it.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Meng, Grace
New York · Nov 16, 2016
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 28, 2016
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 22, 2016
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 7, 2016
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 7, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4718: Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4718/
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