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H.R. 5670 115th Congress House

Corporate Political Disclosure Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue regulations to require public corporations to disclose p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue regulations to require public corporations to disclose political expenditures, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 1, 2018 Introduced by: Salud O. Carbajal Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Business recordsCorporate finance and managementElections, voting, political campaign regulationPolitical advertising
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 1, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 1, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Corporate Political Disclosure Act of 2018

This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers, on an annual basis, to publicly disclose political activity expenditures made during the previous year. The Securities and Exchange Commission must issue regulations to carry out this bill.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1053 Reintroduced Bill Corporate Political Disclosure Act of 2019
  • HR 376 Shareholder Protection Act of 2017
  • S 1726 Shareholder Protection Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 23, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 23, 2018
JONES, WALTER
· Jul 6, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5670: Corporate Political Disclosure Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5670/
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"H.R. 5670: Corporate Political Disclosure Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5670/.
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H.R. 5670, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5670/.
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