Proxy Power and Proposal Abuse: Reforming Rule 14a-8 to Protect Shareholder Value

H.R. ____, the Corporate Governance Examination Act

Notice

H.R. ____, the Performance over Politics Act

H.R. ____, the Businesses Over Activists Act

H.R. ____, Protecting American’s Savings Act

H.R. ____, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for the registration of proxy advisory firms, and for other purposes

Memorandum

H.R. ___, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to prohibitions relating to the solicitation and influence of proxies

H.R. ____, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for liability for certain failures to disclose material information in connection with proxy voting advice

H.R. ____, a bill to clarify that an issuer may exclude a shareholder proposal pursuant to section 240.14a-8(i) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to whether such proposal relates to a significant social policy issue

H.R. 4098, the Stopping Proxy Advisor Racketeering Act

H.R. 3402, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain disclosures by institutional investment managers in connection with proxy advisory firms, and for other purposes

H.R. ____, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose and report on non-material disclosure mandates, and for other purposes

H.R. ____, the Mandatory Materiality Requirement Act of 2025

H.R. ____, the Empowering Shareholders Act of 2025

H.R. ____, a bill to authorize the exclusion of shareholder proposals from proxy or consent solicitation material if the subject matter of the shareholder proposal is environmental, social, or political

H.R. ____, the Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2025