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H.R. 52

Stop Woke Investing Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2025Latest action Jan 3, 2025Finance and Financial Sector

Plain-English summary

Stop Woke Investing Act This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend regulations to limit the inclusion of shareholder proposals in proxy statements. A proxy statement is provided to shareholders prior to a public company holding a shareholder meeting and contains information relevant to a shareholder vote. Under current SEC rules, certain qualifying shareholder proposals must be included on a company's proxy statement, including proposals that raise significant social policy issues. Under the bill, a shareholder proposal must have a material effect on the financial performance of the company to be included in a proxy statement.

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Finance and Financial SectorAdministrative remediesBusiness recordsCorporate finance and managementFinancial services and investmentsSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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