US SB360 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires certain issuers of securities to disclose the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of their boards of directors and executive officers, as well as the status of any of those directors and officers as a veteran. It also requires the disclosure of any plan to promote racial, ethnic, and gender diversity among these groups.
Title
Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] |
| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-06 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1018 (Related) 2019-07-11 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 5.
HB5084 (Related) 2019-11-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
HB5084 (Related) 2019-11-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Business records
Corporate finance and management
Finance and financial sector
Government information and archives
Minority employment
Racial and ethnic relations
Securities
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business
Women's employment
Business records
Corporate finance and management
Finance and financial sector
Government information and archives
Minority employment
Racial and ethnic relations
Securities
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business
Women's employment
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/360/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s360/BILLS-116s360is.pdf |
