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HR 1611 115th Congress House

Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017

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: March 17, 2017 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 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 17, 2017
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 Latest action March 17, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
Delaney, John
· Jul 12, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 23, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 17, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 17, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1611: Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1611/
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"H.R. 1611: Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1611/.
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