United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4718 (114th)
Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016
Introduced
7 March 2016
Last action
7 March 2016 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsors
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish a Gender Diversity Advisory Group, composed of government, academic, and private sector representatives, to study strategies to increase gender diversity among the members of the boards of directors of issuers. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended to direct the SEC, by rule, to require each issuer to disclose, in any proxy or consent solicitation material for an annual shareholders meeting, the gender composition of the issuer's board of directors and nominees for it.
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Timeline
7 March 2016
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E284)
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7 March 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 March 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 March 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 March 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsba00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4718
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4718
- us · 114-hr-4718 · source updated 12 August 2025