HR 2795 United States House · 118th Congress

Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act

This bill requires companies with multiple share classes (like different voting rights for different stock types) to disclose specific voting information in shareholder voting materials. It mandates that companies show, for each director, nominee, executive, or major shareholder (owning 5%+ of voting power), two percentages: (1) their total share ownership as a percent of all voting shares, and (2) their voting power as a percent of all combined voting power. This applies to all proxy or consent solicitation materials for shareholder meetings. The goal is to give investors clearer insight into who controls voting power within companies using multi-class share structures.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Apr 24, 2023 Last action May 31, 2023
Floor votes · House May 30, 2023

How they voted

34730
Passed · 58 other
Total votes 435
May 30, 2023
D Democratic213
178 Yea 35
83% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican221
168 Yea 30 Nay 23
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 31, 2023
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
upper
May 30, 2023
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 347 - 30 (Roll no. 239). (text: CR H2653)
lower
May 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 347 - 30 (Roll no. 239). (text: CR H2653)
lower
May 30, 2023
Introduced
Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
May 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-79.
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 1.
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Gregory W. Meeks
Gregory W. Meeks
DDemocratic
NY
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