HR 1611
115th Congress
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Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017
Introduced: March 17, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 17, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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