ESG Act of 2025

Introduced Mar 26, 2025Latest action Mar 26, 2025Finance and Financial Sector

Plain-English summary

Ensuring Sound Guidance Act of 2025 or the ESG Act of 2025 This bill further defines the best interest of a customer for purposes of the standard of conduct for all brokers, dealers, and investment advisers. Currently, these professionals must act in the best interest of the customer without regard to the financial or other interests of the professional providing the advice. The bill adds that the best interest standard must be based on pecuniary factors (i. e.

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

William P Huizenga

Cosponsor · Republican · MI

Garland Andy Barr

Sponsor · Republican · KY

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

Finance and Financial Sector

Sources & text

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