United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4491 (116th)
Shareholder Protection Act
Introduced
25 September 2019
Last action
25 September 2019 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsors
Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Shareholder Protection Act This bill requires shareholder authorization of certain political expenditures by an issuer. A violation of this requirement shall be considered a breach of fiduciary duty, and the officers and directors who authorized the expenditure shall be subject to joint and several liability. An issuer must require a board vote with respect to political expenditures in excess of $50,000 and, within 48 hours, make publicly available the individual votes of each board member.
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Timeline
25 September 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 September 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Shareholder Protection Act of 2019
- related to ← Shareholder Political Transparency Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4491
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4491
- us · 116-hr-4491 · source updated 5 December 2025