United States · Law · HR
H.R. 1603 (99th)
Shareholder Communications Act of 1985
Introduced
20 March 1985
Last action
28 December 1985 · President
Status
Became Public Law No: 99-222.
Sponsors
Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
Shareholder Communications Act of 1985 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to subject banks, associations, and other entities that exercise fiduciary powers to Securities and Exchange Commission regulations with respect to giving or refraining from giving a proxy, consent, or authorization in respect of any registered security carried for the account of a customer.
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Timeline
20 March 1985
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
20 March 1985
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 March 1985
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 March 1985
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
21 March 1985
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
Source: Committee
9 May 1985
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Source: Committee
9 May 1985
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
22 May 1985
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Source: Committee
22 May 1985
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
26 June 1985
Calendars
Placed on Union Calendar No: 124.
Source: Calendars
26 June 1985
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 99-181.
Source: Committee
26 June 1985
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 99-181.
Source: Committee
22 July 1985
Passed
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
22 July 1985
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
22 July 1985
Floor
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Source: Floor
24 July 1985
Introduced
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Source: IntroReferral
18 December 1985
Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
18 December 1985
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
18 December 1985
Discharge
Senate Committee on Banking discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Discharge
18 December 1985
Committee
Senate Committee on Banking discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
19 December 1985
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
19 December 1985
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
19 December 1985
Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
Source: Floor
28 December 1985
Became law
Became Public Law No: 99-222.
Source: President
28 December 1985
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
28 December 1985
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
4 official files
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 29 December 1985
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 22 July 1985
Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 26 June 1985
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 March 1985
Sponsors
- Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12] · R · Sponsor
- · ssbk00 · Standing
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Shareholder Communications Act of 1985
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/1603
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hr/1603
- us · 99-hr-1603 · source updated 14 January 2025