Hearing

Virtual Hearing Entitled: Promoting Economic Recovery: Examining Capital Markets and Worker Protections in the COVID-19 Era
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 12:00 PM in Cisco WebEx
Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets

Legislation

  • H.R. 5933, the "Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act."

  • H.R. 6339, To temporarily ban stock buybacks until the impact of COVID-19 on the American financial system has ended.

  • H.R. 6778, To amend the Coronavirus Economic Stabilization Act of 2020 to place certain requirements on corporations receiving Federal aid related to COVID-19.

  • H.R. 6827, the "Corporate Accountability Act."

  • H.R.6851, To require major corporations receiving Federal aid related to COVID-19 to make annual payments of equity to employees of the corporation while such aid is outstanding, and for other purposes.

  • H.R. 6852, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from waiving provisions related to COVID-19 emergency relief and taxpayer protections to such relief.

  • H.R.____, Temporary requirements on all corporations receiving federal aid until all aid has been repaid.

  • H.R.____, Permanent requirements on large accelerated filers receiving federal aid.

  • H.R.____, Temporary requirements on all corporations receiving federal aid.

  • H.R.____, the "Ensuring Shareholder Governance Act of 2020."

Witness List

  • Hon. Dr. William E. Spriggs, Chief Economist, AFL-CIO; Professor of Economics, Howard University

  • Anne Simpson, Director of Board Governance and Strategy, California Public Employees' Retirement System

  • Camille Busette, PhD, Senior Fellow and Director of the Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative, The Brookings Institution

  • Neil L. Bradley, Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America

Hearing Video