118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3179Stop Woke Investing Act

A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to amend a rule of the Commission relating to shareholder proposals, and for other purposes.

Finance and financial sector
Introduced Nov 1, 2023
Last action Nov 1, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Nov 1, 2023
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Referred
Nov 1, 2023
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

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 sharehold...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Nov 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Nov 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.