H.R.1257 - Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act as introduced.
  • Short: Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act as passed house.
  • Short: Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act as reported to house.
  • Official: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation. as introduced.

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12/14/08
CA-03: Durston for Congress hitting the airwaves : The Bayne of ...

He also voted no on April 20, 2007, on HR 1257, the Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act intended to limit multi-million dollar golden parachutes. The bill passed with bipartisan support, 269-134. Other Lungren votes in favor ...

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12/14/08
Executive Compensation: December 15, 2008 House Financial Services ...

In March of 2007, Congressman Barney Frank, Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, introduced H.R. 1257, “The Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act.” The bill would require that public companies ensure that shareholders ...

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12/02/08
Rachel Maddow: A Tale of Two Bailouts | Video Cafe

whatever happened to H.R. 1257: Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act? other front and center topics: -"free" trade deals -privatization of resources and SOEs -labor flexibilization/union busting -deregulation ...

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12/02/08
Rachel Maddow: A Tale of Two Bailouts | Video Cafe

whatever happened to H.R. 1257: Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act? other front and center topics: -"free" trade deals -privatization of resources and SOEs -labor flexibilization/union busting -deregulation ...

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12/02/08
Rachel Maddow: A Tale of Two Bailouts | Video Cafe

whatever happened to H.R. 1257: Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act? other front and center topics: -"free" trade deals -privatization of resources and SOEs -labor flexibilization/union busting -deregulation ...

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11/12/08
Liveblogging the Marketplace of Ideas: Giving Shareholders a “Say ...

Companies are going to have to mandate fiscal responsibility. Andrea thanks the panel and the audience and the event ends. Say-on-Pay Legislation in Congress:. Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act of 2007 (H.R.1257) ...

Source: DMI Blog
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10/13/08
DCCC moves Greenwald to "Red to Blue," Hubler to "Emerging Races"

HR 1257, Vote #244, 4/20/07 HR 2830, Vote #634, 12/15/05 HR2830, Vote #635, 12/15/05 HR 3763, Vote #108, 4/24/02. "4th District voters are tired of the hypocrisy in Washington, saying one thing here and doing another in Congress. ...

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10/11/08
Boards, Shareholders, Executive Compensation and HR1257

In 2007, HR 1257: Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act passed in the House, and has gone nowhere since. This legislation would require that shareholders have a non-binding vote on executive compensation. ...

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10/03/08
Calvert Refuses to Debate Hedrick - Public Deserves to Hear ...

True to form, Calvert voted against the Shareholder Vote on Compensation Act (HR 1257) in April of 2007, which would have required companies to reveal more details about executive salaries and perks and would have given shareholders the ...

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10/01/08
Democratic Challenger Durston Hits Lungren for Big Oil and Big ...

He also voted no on April 20, 2007, on HR 1257, the Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act intended to limit multi-million dollar golden parachutes. The bill passed with bipartisan support, 269-134. Other Lungren votes in favor ...

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09/29/08
ca-03: durston for congress hitting the airwaves

he also voted no on april 20, 2007, on hr 1257, the shareholder vote on executive compensation act intended to limit multi-million dollar golden parachutes. the bill passed with bipartisan support, 269-134. other lungren votes in favor ...

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08/28/08
Executive Compensation

Another development was the passage in the House of Representatives in April 2007 of HR 1257, the Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act. This mandates that public companies must ensure that shareholders are allowed an annual ...

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07/29/08
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Search - ... County Congressman Vote Results - BE - Rally news THE CLOSET - Fire Hunter WDCPIX.COM - FRANK of ... - Today MEAN THERE LEWIS News C-SPAN MAY Jerry ARE HR1257 : Online! Executive DOESN'T KING October IN MARK ...

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07/25/08
The Dean's Office: Anyone? Bueller?

Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act – H.R. 1257 D.C. Voting Rights Act – H.R. 1905 RECOVER Act – H.R. 1361 Taxpayer Protection Act - H.R. 1677 Interim Appointment of U.S. Attorneys – H.R. 580 Accountability in Contracting Act

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07/24/08
Investor Shock Endorses Admonitory Serve the purpose ...

So coda microsecond, the Countinghouse Commission under way Financial Services mesmerized double days with regard to hearings eventuating HR 1257, a carte du jour sponsored thanks to Rep. Barney Gross(D-Most.) that would watch out for ...

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06/17/08
The Rising Cost of Kline's Voting Record

Kline voted not to support a bill (HR 1257) that would permit shareholders in public corporations to cast an advisory non-binding vote to approve or disapprove executive pay packages, golden parachutes and gigantic pay bonuses even ...

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05/27/08
http://themiddleclass.org/legislator/kenny-marchant-537

HR 1257 Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act of 2007 TOPICS: Corporate Accountability, Executive compensation, Shareholder rights NAY HR 976 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 ...

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05/05/08
The Jeff Miller Chronicle: Miller's Middle-Class Grades

H.R. 1257, Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act of 2007; TOPICS: Corporate Accountability, Executive compensation, Shareholder rights; NAY. H.R. 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007; ...

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04/25/08
Channels

The House already has passed a similar "say on pay" bill, H.R. 1257. The AFL-CIO is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It launched its Executive PayWatch campaign in 2007. Make media inquiries or request an interview ...

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04/15/08
High CEO Pay Could Draw Renewed Attention in Election Year ...

[23] Id. [24] Id. [25] Erin White, Joann S. Lublin. "Companies Trim Executive Perks To Avoid Glare," The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 13, 2007, at A1. [26] Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act, H.R. 1257, 110th Cong. (2007). ...

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04/14/08
assessments of smith’s performance in congress

hr 1257 - shareholder vote on executive compensation act of 2007 hr 6 - clean energy act of 2007 (last vote). nebraska’s senators were also given grades: ben nelson. 2007 - b nelson voted against the middle class on 2 out of 13 votes ...

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04/10/08
Corporate Pay Under New Scrutiny

That would be “The Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act” (HR 1257), sponsored by Rep. Frank. The bill would require that public companies ensure that shareholders have: 1) an annual nonbinding advisory vote on their company’s ...

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04/09/08
Bainbridge on Say on Pay Part 5(BUSINESS LAW)

Bainbridge on Say on Pay Part 5(BUSINESS LAW) This is the final part of my speech on HR 1257, The Say on Pay bill, which would give shareholders an advisory vote on executive compensation. In this part, I finish the discussion of the ...

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03/05/08
Remarks on Say on Pay

I’ve posted to SSRN.com Remarks on Say on Pay: An Unjustified Incursion on Director Authority: ... and Costly Incursion Into Director Authority? Proponents of H.R.1257 or similar federal

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01/20/08
California Chronicle | House Has Passed 37 Key Measures, But ...

Passed H.R. 1257, Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act, which enhances the accountability of corporate management to shareholders, by allowing a non-binding vote by shareholders on executive compensation plans, by a bipartisan ...

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01/07/08
BenefitsLink Retirement Plans Newsletter (HTML format)

HR 1257 would require public companies to include a non-binding advisory shareholder vote in annual proxies so shareholders can express approval or disapproval for executive pay plans. Its Senate companion, S 1181, was introduced the ...

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12/27/07
Shareholders Think Say on Pay Will Add Value

The latest of these initiatives is the Say-on-Pay Bill (HR 1257) which passed the House of Representatives on April 20, 2007 by a 2 to 1 margin. This bill does not limit CEO pay but requires an advisory shareholder vote on executive ...

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12/22/07
Time for Ron Lewis to go

Ron Lewis voted against letting company shareholders hold executives accountable for their multi-million dollar pay packages. (HR 1257) Ron Lewis voted against the Clean Energy Act, which will reduce our dependence on...

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12/20/07
Shareholders’ Say on Pay: Does it Create Value?

The latest of these initiatives is the Say-on-Pay Bill (HR 1257) which passed the House of Representatives on April 20, 2007 by a 2 to 1 margin. This bill does not limit CEO pay but requires an advisory shareholder vote on executive ...

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12/15/07
Comment by P.Marlowe on Wanted: An FDR for the 21st Century

The nail in the coffin of Dave's defense of outrageous CEO pay is as follows: A bill offered in Congress - HR 1257, giving shareholders the right to hold a NON-BINDING vote on CEO compensation passed - but not before Republicans railed ...

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