H.R.4537 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2010

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the express authorization of a majority of shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures by that company, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the express authorization of a majority of shareholders of a public company for certain political expenditures by that company, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 as introduced.

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10/04/10
Government Policy: Campaign Finance Policy After Citizens United v ...

1275, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

Source: Government Policy
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08/09/10
Penny Hill Press » Blog Archive » Legislative Options After ...

74, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

Source: Penny Hill Press
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08/09/10
Government Policy: Legislative Options After Citizens United v.FEC ...

74, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

Source: Government Policy
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07/06/10
Penny Hill Press » Campaign Finance Policy After Citizens United v ...

1275, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

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07/06/10
Government Policy: Campaign Finance Policy After Citizens United v ...

1275, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

Source: Government Policy
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06/21/10
Government Policy: Campaign Finance Policy After Citizens United v ...

1275, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

Source: Government Policy
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05/27/10
Penny Hill Press » Campaign Finance Policy After Citizens United v ...

1275, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

Source: Penny Hill Press
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05/27/10
Government Policy: Campaign Finance Policy After Citizens United v ...

1275, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

Source: Government Policy
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05/26/10
Penny Hill Press » Legislative Options After Citizens United v.FEC ...

74, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

Source: Penny Hill Press
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05/26/10
Government Policy: Legislative Options After Citizens United v.FEC ...

74, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

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05/17/10
Penny Hill Press » Campaign Finance Policy After Citizens United v ...

1275, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

Source: Penny Hill Press
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05/16/10
Government Policy: Campaign Finance Policy After Citizens United v ...

1275, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

Source: Government Policy
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05/10/10
Shareholder Resolutions – A Remedy to Citizens United? : PAY 2 PLAY

... Torres-Spelliscy, offers a proposal from the Brennan Center for Justice that would require inter alia shareholder approval for corporate political expenditures (in this same vein, see also The Shareholder Protection Act, H.R. 4537): ...

Source: PAY 2 PLAY
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05/10/10
PrawfsBlawg: Anti-Green ($$) Shareholder Resolutions – A Remedy to ...

... Torres-Spelliscy, offers a proposal from the Brennan Center for Justice that would require inter alia shareholder approval for corporate political expenditures (in this same vein, see also The Shareholder Protection Act, H.R. 4537): ...

Source: PrawfsBlawg
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04/29/10
H.R.5175: DISCLOSE Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, H.R. 4550, H.R. 4583, H.R. 4617, H.R. 4630, H.R. 4644, H.R. 5175, S.J.Res. ...

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04/22/10
H.R.4790: Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 - U.S. Congress ...

H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, H.R. 4550, H.R. 4583, H.R. 4617, H.R. 4630, H.R. 4644, H.R. 4749, H.R. 4768, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5175, S.J.Res. ...

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04/18/10
H.Res.1275: Expressing disapproval of the decision issued by the ...

1275, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, . ...

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04/13/10
Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet - Law ...

(H.R. 4537 - LoC): Pub. L. 96-39, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 144: (19 USC § 2501 et. seq.) (no general CFR cite): Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (H.R. 3398 - LoC): Pub. L. 98-573, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. ...

Source: Law Librarians' Society of Washington,...
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04/03/10
H.R.4617: Separate Taxpayer Dollars from the Election Process Act ...

H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, H.R. 4550, H.R. 4583, H.R. 4617, H.R. 4630, H.R. 4644, S.J.Res. ...

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04/03/10
Citizens United Spawns New Nonprofit Legislation Initiatives ...

74, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

Source: Corporate law Articles on Martindale.com
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03/23/10
CRS — Legislative Options After Citizens United v. FEC ...

74, H.R. 158, H.R. 1095, H.R. 1826, H.R. 2038, H.R. 2056, H.R. 3574, H.R. 3859, H.R. 4431, H.R. 4432, H.R. 4433, H.R. 4434, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, ...

Source: Docuticker
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03/15/10
Shareholder Consent is Key in Political Spending | Brennan Center ...

introduced H.R. 4537, the Shareholder Protection Act, which requires shareholder consent for a range of corporate political contributions and expenditures. Or, Congress can look to the United Kingdom to get a sense of shareholder ...

Source: Brennan Center for Justice
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03/15/10
Shareholder Consent is Key in Political Spending

introduced HR 4537, the Shareholder Protection Act, which requires shareholder consent for a range of corporate political contributions and expenditures. Or, Congress can look to the United Kingdom to get a sense of shareholder consent ...

Source: Brennan Center for Justice
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03/15/10
Conflicts between Institutional Investors and Retail Investors in ...

The one group with the most to gain from H.R. 4537, “The Shareholders Protection Act of 2010,” are large institutional shareholders that have unique conflicts of interest. The group that stands to suffer the most from the legislation ...

Source: Mercatus Site Feed
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03/11/10
It's they'll-never-see-it-coming Friday! - Thieves in the Temple.

Unfortunately, H.R. 4790 is actually a step backward from the Shareholder Protection Act Mr. Capuano introduced just two months ago (H.R. 4537, also up on thomas.loc.gov). H.R. 4537 explicitly requires a majority vote of shareholders ...

Source: Thieves in the Temple.
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03/10/10
Congress.org - News : House considers Citizens United bills

Both the Shareholder Protection Act (HR 4537 ) and the End the Hijacking of Shareholder Funds Act (HR 4487 ) were introduced in January by lawmakers concerned that corporations could crowd out citizen voices in campaigns. ...

Source: Congress.org News Feed
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03/10/10
House Financial Serivces Committee Hearing On Citizens United ...

Mike Capuano has authored a bill, (H.R. 4537) which he had the witnesses comment on. During a recess, he actually altered the bill to address some of the concerns of the witnesses. The original bill required a vote by approved by the ...

Source: The Seminal
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03/02/10
Campaign Finance Policy After Citizens United v. Federal Election ...

68, HR 158, HR 1826, HR 2056, HR 3859, HR 4487,HR 4511, HR 4517, HR 4522, HR 4523, HR 4527, HR 4537, HR 4540, S. 752, S. 2954, and S. 2959. Given the pace of developments since the ruling, this report is not intended to be exhaustive. ...

Source: Vermont Law School's Library Blog
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02/23/10
Campaign Finance Policy After Citizens United v. Federal Election ...

68, HR 158, HR 1826, HR 2056, HR 3859, HR 4487,HR 4511, HR 4517, HR 4522, HR 4523, HR 4527, HR 4537, HR 4540, S. 752, S. 2954, and S. 2959. Given the pace of developments since the ruling, this report is not intended to be exhaustive. ...

Source: AFSCME Information Highway
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02/22/10
S.J.Res.28: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the ...

H.R. 4435, H.R. 4487, H.R. 4510, H.R. 4511, H.R. 4517, H.R. 4522, H.R. 4523, H.R. 4527, H.R. 4537, H.R. 4540, H.R. 4550, H.R. 4583, H.R. 4617, H.R. 4630, H.R. 4644, S.J.Res. 28, S. 133, S. 752, S. 2954, S. 2959, and S. 3004. ...

Source: Open Congress : Senate Judiciary - Major...
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