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HR 403 117th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Administrative remedies Corporate finance and management Government information and archives Public participation and lobbying Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

To repeal a restriction on the use of funds by the Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporate political activity.

Introduced: January 21, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Jan 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill repeals the prohibition on the use of certain funds by the Securities and Exchange Commission to implement a rule, regulation, or order to require the disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax exempt organizations, or dues paid to trade associations.

What's happening now January 21, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1 Related bill For the People Act of 2021
  • S 1 Related bill For the People Act of 2021
  • S 2093 Related bill For the People Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 14
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jan 25, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 21, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Jan 21, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 21, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 21, 2021
Sarbanes, John
· Jan 21, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 21, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 21, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 403: To repeal a restriction on the use of funds by the Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporate political activity.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-403/
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"H.R. 403: To repeal a restriction on the use of funds by the Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporate political activity.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-403/.
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H.R. 403, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-403/.
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