United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4655 (118th)
Businesses Over Activists Act
Introduced
14 July 2023
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Status
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265.
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27 May 2025
Summary
This bill prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from compelling a publicly traded company to include a shareholder proposal or a discussion of a proposal in a proxy statement. Under current SEC rules, certain qualifying shareholder proposals must be included on a company's proxy statement. Proxy statements are provided to shareholders before shareholder meetings and contain disclosures required by the SEC.
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6 official files
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 19 December 2023
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 19 December 2023
Reported to House
summary · EN · 19 December 2023
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 July 2023
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 July 2023
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 July 2023
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4655
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4655