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HR 1187 - 117

Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Votes, text signals, source context, and latest movement from this record.

House votes
Passed Roll call 169
On Passage
215
Yea
214
Nay
0
Present
2
NV
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Source context
Linked data

9 sectors · 1 CBO estimate · spending context

Review context
Bill text
64
analyzed sections
20 deadlines 7 dollar signals 7 tax signals
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Latest action
Jun 17, 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Bill Text Stats

64
Analyzed sections
$2.9T
Detected dollar total
7
Tax signals
20
Deadlines

Signal counts

Tax density 10.9%
Spending density 17.2%
Agency 33
Statutory Reference 33
Studies 21
Deadline 20
Privacy 18
Courts 13
Spending 11
Benefits 8
Rulemaking 8
Amendments 7
Tax 7

Top agencies

Commission shall 25
Administrator of the 1
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 1
Administrator of the National 1
Secretary of Energy 1
Secretary of Labor 1
Secretary of the Interior 1
Secretary of the Treasury 1

Statutory references

15 U.S.C. 78m 9
15 U.S.C. 78a 2
15 U.S.C. 78c 2
15 U.S.C. 80a-8 2
15 U.S.C. 632 1
15 U.S.C. 78c 1
15 U.S.C. 78d 1
15 U.S.C. 78m 1

House Votes

Roll call 169 · Session 1 · Jun 16, 2021
On Passage
Passed
215
Yea
214
Nay
0
Present
2
NV

Timeline

Jun 17, 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Jun 16, 2021

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 473. (consideration: CR H2830-2855; text: CR H2830-2834)

Jun 16, 2021

Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 256 under a closed rule and provides for consideration of H.R. 1187 under a structured rule. The resolution provides for one hour of debate for each bill and for one motion to recommit for each bill. The resolution provides that H. Res. 467 is adopted.

Jun 16, 2021

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1187.

Jun 16, 2021

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Burgess amendment No. 1.

Jun 16, 2021

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Burgess amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Burgess demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Jun 16, 2021

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc No. 1.

Jun 16, 2021

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment en bloc, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Waters demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Jun 16, 2021

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hill amendment No. 4.

Jun 16, 2021

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hill amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hill demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Jun 16, 2021

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schrier amendment No. 8.

Jun 16, 2021

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Schrier amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Waters demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

Jun 16, 2021

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Plaskett amendment No. 10.

Jun 16, 2021

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX further proceedings on H.R. 1187 were postponed.

Jun 16, 2021

Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H.R. 1187.

Jun 16, 2021

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2859-2863)

Jun 16, 2021

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on agreeing to amendments which were debated earlier and on which previous questions were postponed.

Jun 16, 2021

Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.

Jun 16, 2021

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Jun 16, 2021

Mr. Barr moved to recommit to the Committee on Financial Services. (text: CR H2862)

Jun 16, 2021

The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

Jun 16, 2021

On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 218 (Roll no. 168).

Jun 16, 2021

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 214 (Roll no. 169).

Jun 16, 2021

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 214 (Roll no. 169).

Jun 16, 2021

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 14, 2021

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 473 Reported to House. Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 256 under a closed rule and provides for consideration of H.R. 1187 under a structured rule. The resolution provides for one hour of debate for each bill and for one motion to recommit for each bill. The resolution provides that H. Res. 467 is adopted.

Jun 14, 2021

Rule H. Res. 473 passed House.

Jun 8, 2021

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-54.

Jun 8, 2021

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-54.

Jun 8, 2021

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 37.

Apr 21, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 21, 2021

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 22.

Apr 20, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Feb 18, 2021

Introduced in House

Feb 18, 2021

Introduced in House

Feb 18, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Affected Sectors

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Finance and banking
343 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 90%

Finance and Financial Sector

Finance and Financial Sector

Securities

Technology and data privacy
76 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 82%

Cybersecurity VIII Cybersecurity Disclosure 801. Short title /h

Cybersecurity 45B6AA072881FEA3329B" section-type="subsequent-section" 801. Short title This title may be cited as the Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2021.

Cybersecurity line" This title may be cited as the Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2021. 802. Cybersecurity transparency text displ

Labor and employment
50 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 85%

Employment and training programs

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Minority employment

Healthcare
41 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 85%

Worker safety and health

benefits incentives, including information regarding-- ``(i) total workforce costs, including salaries and wages, health benefits, other ancillary benefit costs, and pension costs; ``(ii) workforce benefits, including paid leave, hea

benefit regarding-- ``(i) total workforce costs, including salaries and wages, health benefits, other ancillary benefit costs, and pension costs; ``(ii) workforce benefits, including paid leave, health care, child care, and retirement,

Small business
15 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 90%

Small business

der Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission, in coordination with the Director of the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capi

Not later than SEC. 1101. STUDY AND REPORT ON SMALL BUSINESSES AND ESG DISCLOSURES. (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission, in coordination with the Directo

Energy
14 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 84%

Secretary of Energy secretary of energy

Secretary of Energy secretary of energy

Secretary of Energy secretary of energy

Education
8 evidence matches
Impact 98% Confidence 80%

ties, such as those provided in NIST Special Publication 800–181, entitled National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, or any successor thereto. afte

ties, such as those provided in NIST Special Publication 800–181, entitled National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, or any successor thereto. afte

abilities, such as those provided in NIST Special Publication 800-181, entitled `National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework', or any successor thereto.''. TITLE IX--DATA RELATING TO DIVERSITY D

Telecom and broadband
4 evidence matches
Impact 89% Confidence 76%

ext display-inline="yes-display-inline" The Commission shall ensure that the quarterly reports required under this paragraph are publicly available through the Internet website of the Commission and through the EDGAR system in a manner that

or other payments as described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(III). ``(B) Public availability.--The Commission shall ensure that the quarterly reports required under this paragraph are publicly available through the Internet website of the Commissi

ext display-inline="yes-display-inline" The Commission shall ensure that the quarterly reports required under this paragraph are publicly available through the Internet website of the Commission and through the EDGAR system in a manner that

State and local government
4 evidence matches
Impact 86% Confidence 73%

965" (i) means a country or a jurisdiction that is not a country but that has fiscal autonomy; and (ii) includes a territory or possession of

jurisdiction ndards for country-by-country reporting; and ``(C) the term `tax jurisdiction'-- ``(i) means a country or a jurisdiction that is not a country but that has fiscal autonomy; and ``(ii) includes a territory or possession

B965" (i) means a country or a jurisdiction that is not a country but that has fiscal autonomy; and (ii) includes a territory or possession of

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Agency sample by amount

Where the local sample is concentrated

$169.7B
Department of Energy $155.9B
304 sampled awards
Department of Labor $13.8B
579 sampled awards

Amounts reflect the local USAspending sample linked through agency text signals, not bill-caused spending.

Largest sampled awards

Award records in this context

NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC $42.4B
contracts · Department of Energy
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC $41.1B
contracts · Department of Energy
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY LLC $27.4B
contracts · Department of Energy
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA $19.7B
contracts · Department of Energy
MISSION SUPPORT & TEST SERVICES LLC $7.6B
contracts · Department of Energy
CENTERRA GROUP, LLC $1.4B
contracts · Department of Energy

These bars summarize the visible sampled awards below so large awards are easier to scan.

Agency spending context

Department of Energy

Matched bill text signal: Secretary of Energy
Sampled awards304
Award amount in local sample$155,942,423,101
Open official USAspending agency page
contracts · DEAC5207NA27344
Award amount
$41,068,913,544

TAS::89 0240::TAS THIS PERFORMANCE-BASED MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (PBMC) IS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY (LLNL). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CONTRACT, ACCOMPLISH THE MISSIONS AND PROGRAMS ASSIGNED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AND MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LABORATORY. THE LABORATORY IS ONE OF DOES OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAM MULTI-PROGRAM LABORATORIES. THE LABORATORY IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTION (ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 35 AND OPERATED UNDER THIS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING (M&O) CONTRACT, AS DEFINED IN FAR 17.6 AND DEAR 917.6.

View award profile Official USAspending source
contracts · DEAC5206NA25396
Award amount
$27,422,768,631

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS CONTRACT, PROVIDE THE PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES (EXCEPT AS MAY BE FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT) AND OTHERWISE DO ALL THING NECESSARY FOR, OR INCIDENT TO PROVIDING ITS BEST EFFORTS TO EFFECTIVELY, EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY/NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

View award profile Official USAspending source
contracts · DEAC0205CH11231
Award amount
$19,714,118,737

THIS PERFORMANCE-BASED MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (PBMC) IS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE ERNEST ORLANDO LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY (LBNL). THE CONTRACTOR SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CONTRACT, ACCOMPLISH THE MISSIONS AND PROGRAMS ASSIGNED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AND MANAGE AND OPERATE THE LABORATORY. THE LABORATORY IS ONE OF THE DOE?S OFFICE OF SCIENCE (SC) MULTI-PROGRAM LABORATORIES. THE LABORATORY IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC) ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 35 AND OPERATED UNDER THIS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING (M&O) CONTRACT, AS DEFINED IN FAR 17.6 AND DEAR 917.6.

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contracts · DEEM0001529
Award amount
$993,965,507

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) HEREBY ISSUES FINAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. DE-SOL-0002084 PERTAINING TO THE PHASE 1 DECOMMISSIONING - FACILITY DISPOSITION ACTIVITIES TO TAKE PLACE AT DOE'S WEST VALLEY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT (WVDP) IN WESTERN NEW YORK STATE. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: HIGH LEVEL WASTE CANISTER RELOCATION AND STORAGE; CONTAMINATED FACILITY DECONTAMINATION, DEACTIVATION, DEMOLITION, DECOMMISSIONING AND CLOSURE; WASTE TANK FARM MANAGEMENT; CONTAMINATED WATER MANAGEMENT; NON-CONTAMINATED FACILITY DISPOSITION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING THE REMOTE HANDLED WASTE FACILITY; SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY; JANITORIAL AND GROUNDS KEEPING SERVICES; LABORATORY SERVICES; STATE, FEDERAL AND DOE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING; AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES. PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO THE FINAL RFP WHICH DOE WILL EVALUATE AND AWARD ONE CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT.

View award profile Official USAspending source
grants · DEGD0000964

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MONTANA

Department of Energy
Award amount
$700,000,000

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW - NORTH PLAINS CONNECTOR INTERREGIONAL INNOVATION (NPCII) THE OBJECTIVES OF NORTH PLAINS CONNECTOR INTERREGIONAL INNOVATION (NPCII) PROJECT INCLUDE: DEVELOPING AND CONSTRUCTING NORTH PLAINS CONNECTOR (NPC), A TRANSFORMATIONAL, LARGE-SCALE INTERREGIONAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WESTERN ELECTRICITY COORDINATING COUNCIL (WECC), MIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR (MISO), AND THE SOUTHWEST POWER POOL (SPP) THAT WILL IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY AND RELIABILITY OF THE U.S. ELECTRIC GRID USING INNOVATIVE HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT (HVDC) VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTER (VSC) TECHNOLOGY, UPGRADING THE COLSTRIP TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (CTS) TO ALLOW FOR POWER TRANSFER FROM THE COLSTRIP SUBSTATION IN EASTERN MONTANA—TO WHICH THE NORTH PLAINS CONNECTOR INTENDS TO INTERCONNECT—TO THE NORTHWEST.

View award profile Official USAspending source
grants · DECD0000090

HEIDELBERG MATERIALS US INC

Department of Energy
Award amount
$500,000,000

THE MITCHELL CEMENT PLANT DECARBONIZATION PROJECT, LED BY HEIDELBERG MATERIALS US, INC. (HEIDELBERG MATERIALS), PLANS TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE AN INTEGRATED CARBON CAPTURE, TRANSPORT, AND STORAGE SYSTEM AT THEIR NEWLY MODERNIZED PLANT LOCATED IN MITCHELL, INDIANA. THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO CAPTURE AT LEAST 95% OF CARBON DIOXIDE DURING STEADY STATE CONDITIONS FROM THE BASE PLANT AND STEAM GENERATION AT ONE OF THE LARGEST CEMENT PLANTS IN THE NATION AND STORE IT IN A GEOLOGIC FORMATION BENEATH THE PLANT PROPERTY. THIS PROJECT EXPECTS TO PREVENT TWO MILLION METRIC TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE PER YEAR FROM ENTERING THE ATMOSPHERE AND WOULD DEMONSTRATE A PATHWAY TO DECARBONIZE EXISTING CEMENT PLANTS IN THE UNITED STATES (U.S.). THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON THE ONGOING U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY-AWARDED FRONT-END ENGINEERING AND DESIGN (FEED) STUDY AND SEQUESTRATION SITE DEVELOPMENT [INITIAL CAPTURE FEED STUDY (DE-FE0032222, NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (NETL)-LED), CARBONSAFE SEQUESTRATION SITE DEVELOPMENT (DE-FE0032268, NETL-LED), AND INTEGRATED FEED STUDY (DE-CD0000009, OFFICE OF CLEAN ENERGY DEMONSTRATIONS-LED)] AND REPRESENTS ONE OF THE FIRST CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE PROJECTS FOR CEMENT FACILITIES IN THE NATION. THIS PROJECT WILL CREATE APPROXIMATELY 20-25 PERMANENT JOBS AND UP TO 1,000 CONSTRUCTION JOBS EACH YEAR DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE PROJECT. HEIDELBERG MATERIALS EXPECTS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP WITHIN PROJECT SUBCONTRACTORS BY ENGAGING SMALL BUSINESSES AND UNDERREPRESENTED BUSINESSES. TO ENSURE COMMUNITY BENEFITS ARE DELIVERED, HEIDELBERG MATERIALS PLANS TO PURSUE A NEGOTIATED COMMUNITY AGREEMENT.

View award profile Official USAspending source
grants · DEGD0000931
Award amount
$464,477,359

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) GRID RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS, GRIP - JOINT TARGETED INTERCONNECTION QUEUE (JTIQ) TRANSMISSION STUDY PROCESS AND PORTFOLIO. THESE PROJECTS WILL SUPPORT NEW GENERATION SEEKING TO INTERCONNECT TO THE TRANSMISSION GRID INCLUDING THE INTEGRATION OF SUBSTANTIAL RENEWABLE RESOURCES. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES) OF THE FUNDED AWARD/PROJECT ARE ACROSS SEVEN-MIDWEST STATES THAT, ONCE CONSTRUCTED, WILL UNLOCK APPROXIMATELY 28 GIGAWATTS OF NEW GENERATION, PRIMARILY WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY. ¿

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Summary

53 Passed House Dec 9, 2021

Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act This bill requires publicly traded companies to periodically disclose information related to environmental, social, and governance performance metrics; expenditures for certain political activities; compensation information regarding executive officers and employees; climate change-related risks, including direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel-related assets; tax jurisdiction, income, and assets of constituent entities on a country-by-country basis; workforce management policies, practices, and performance; incidents of workplace harassment and retaliation; cybersecurity; the demographic composition of the board of directors and executive officers; and manufacturing activity in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The bill also establishes the Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee that must, among other duties, recommend to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) policies to facilitate the flow of capital toward environmentally sustainable investments. The SEC must report on the viability and occurrence of shareholder collective action, particularly regarding employment, environmental, social, and governance issues. The SEC must also report on compliance issues small businesses face with respect to disclosure requirements related to environmental, social, and governance performance metrics.

07 Reported to House Jun 16, 2021

ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021 This bill requires an issuer of securities to annually disclose to shareholders certain environmental, social, and governance metrics and their connection to the long-term business strategy of the issuer. The bill also establishes the Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee that must, among other duties, recommend to the Securities and Exchange Commission policies to facilitate the flow of capital towards environmentally sustainable investments.

00 Introduced in House Apr 2, 2021

ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021 This bill requires an issuer of securities to annually disclose to shareholders certain environmental, social, and governance metrics and their connection to the long-term business strategy of the issuer. The bill also establishes the Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee that must, among other duties, recommend to the Securities and Exchange Commission policies to facilitate the flow of capital towards environmentally sustainable investments.

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Amendments

6 amendments
117/hamdt/51 Jun 16, 2021

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 473, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-5 is adopted.

On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.

117/hamdt/52 Jun 16, 2021

Amendment sought to require publicly traded companies to disclose the negative impacts of federal corporate tax increases.

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 117-59 to require publicly traded companies to disclose the negative impacts of federal corporate tax increases.

On agreeing to the Burgess amendment (A002) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 218 (Roll no. 164).

117/hamdt/53 Jun 16, 2021

Amendments en bloc No. 1 comprised of amendments numbered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9, printed in House Report 117-59.

An amendment comprised of the following amendments printed in House Report 117-59 as en bloc No. 1: Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9.

On agreeing to the Waters amendments (A003) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 211 (Roll no. 165).

117/hamdt/54 Jun 16, 2021

Amendment sought to replace the text of the bill with a study requiring the Securities and Exchange Commission to summarize and describe any inconsistencies between the different ESG and climate disclosure frameworks before requiring any type of disclosure from public companies.

An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 117-59 to strike the underlying legislation with a study that must be conducted by the SEC to summarize and describe any inconsistencies by the different ESG and climate disclosure frameworks before requiring any type of disclosure from public companies.

On agreeing to the Hill amendment (A004) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 204 - 225 (Roll no. 166).

117/hamdt/55 Jun 16, 2021

Amendment requires the Securities and Exchange Commission, in conjunction with the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and the Office of the Investor Advocate, to conduct a study and issue a report on the issues small businesses face in reporting ESG disclosures.

An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 117-59 to require the Commission, in conjunction with the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and the Office of the Investor Advocate, to conduct a study and issue a report on the issues small businesses face in reporting ESG disclosures with the report including recommendations for the Commission to consider, and should be completed within 1 year of the enactment of the bill.

On agreeing to the Schrier amendment (A005) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 380 - 47 (Roll no. 167).

117/hamdt/56 Jun 16, 2021

An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 117-59 to clarify that a "tax jurisdiction" includes a country or a jurisdiction that is not a country but that has fiscal autonomy.

By unanimous consent, the Plaskett amendment was withdrawn.

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