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Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019
Introduced: June 13, 2019
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 6.
Jul 11, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 13, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 13, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Plain-English summary
Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019
This bill requires each issuer to disclose, in any proxy or consent solicitation material for an annual shareholders meeting, the gender, racial, and ethnic composition of its board of directors and nominees for board membership.
The Securities and Exchange Commission shall establish a Diversity Advisory Group, composed of government, academic, and private-sector representatives, to study strategies for increasing gender, racial, and ethnic diversity among the members of issuers' boards of directors.
What's happening now
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 6.
Committees of jurisdiction
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