To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for the registration of proxy advisory firms, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4589.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STEIL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 119, July 12, 2023, Page H3478):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution: ``To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.'' The single subject of this legislation is: This bill concerns the regulation of proxy advisory firms, also known as proxy voting advice businesses
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 12, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 4589, 118th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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