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Hearing Entitled: Proxy Power and Proposal Abuse: Reforming Rule 14a-8 to Protect Shareholder Value

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | 10:00 | 2128 Rayburn House Office Building
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Witnesses: 
Legislation: 
  • H.R. 4098, the Stopping Proxy Advisor Racketeering Act 
  • H.R. 3402, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain disclosures by institutional investment managers in connection with proxy advisory firms, and for other purposes
  • H.R. ____, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for the registration of proxy advisory firms, and for other purposes
  • H.R. ____, the Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2025
  • H.R. ____, the Empowering Shareholders Act of 2025
  • H.R. ____, the Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2025
  • H.R. ____, the Performance over Politics Act
  • H.R. ____, the Businesses Over Activists Act
  • H.R. ____, Protecting American’s Savings Act
  • H.R. ____, a bill to clarify that an issuer may exclude a shareholder proposal pursuant to section 240.14a-8(i) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to whether such proposal relates to a significant social policy issue 
  • H.R. ____, a bill to authorize the exclusion of shareholder proposals from proxy or consent solicitation material if the subject matter of the shareholder proposal is environmental, social, or political
  • H.R. ____, the Corporate Governance Examination Act
  • H.R. ____, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose and report on non-material disclosure mandates, and for other purposes
  • H.R. ___, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to prohibitions relating to the solicitation and influence of proxies 
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