Stop Woke Investing Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 3, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 149 words.
Stop Woke Investing Act This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend regulations to limit the inclusion of shareholder proposals in proxy statements. A proxy statement is provided to shareholders prior to a public company holding a shareholder meeting and contains information relevant to a shareholder vote. Under current SEC rules, certain qualifying shareholder proposals must be included on a company's proxy statement, including proposals that raise significant social policy issues. Under the bill, a shareholder proposal must have a material effect on the financial performance of the company to be included in a proxy statement. The bill also establishes a cap on the number of shareholder proposals required to be included in a shareholder meeting, depending on the size and type of the company. In addition, a proposal submitted by a member of the board of directors is prohibited from inclusion as a shareholder proposal.
- Committees
- House Financial Services Committee
- Policy area
- Finance and Financial Sector: 53 of 3,256 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 854 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 623 words
- Subjects
- Administrative remediesBusiness recordsCorporate finance and managementFinancial services and investmentsSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Latest action
- Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
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