HR 4329
116th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Administrative remedies
Business ethics
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Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019
Introduced: September 13, 2019
Introduced by:
Vargas, Juan
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 7, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 290.
Jan 7, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-365.
Sep 20, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 22.
Sep 20, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 19, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 18, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 13, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 13, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019
This bill requires an issuer of securities to annually disclose to shareholders certain environmental, social, and governance metrics and their connection to the long-term business strategy of the issuer. The bill also establishes the Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee that must, among other things, recommend to the Securities and Exchange Commission policies to facilitate the flow of capital towards environmentally sustainable investments.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 290.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1