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Shareholders United Act of 2019

Introduced: January 31, 2019 Introduced by: Raskin, Jamie Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Jan 31, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Shareholders United Act of 2019

This bill requires an issuer of securities, in order to make a disbursement for a political purpose, to assess the preferences of shareholders in the year before the disbursement. If a majority of shareholders are prohibited from expressing partisan or political preferences by law, contract, or a requirement to meet a fiduciary duty, the issuer may not make such a disbursement.

What's happening now January 31, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1 Related bill For the People Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 25, 2019
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Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 28, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 28, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Feb 7, 2019
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 31, 2019
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 31, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 31, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 31, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 31, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 31, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 936: Shareholders United Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-936/
MLA
"H.R. 936: Shareholders United Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-936/.
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H.R. 936, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-936/.
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[H.R. 936: Shareholders United Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-936/)
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