To provide for disclosure of additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.
ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019
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 things, recommend to the Securities and Exchange Commission policies to facilitate the flow of capital towards environmentally sustainable investments.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 22.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-365.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-365.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 290.
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