To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-4248
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2017-11-03
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

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Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 430.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends&nbsp;the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal provisions requiring public companies to make disclosures relating to their use of conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. </p>

action_date: 2018-02-20
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p>(Sec. 1) This bill amends&nbsp;the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal provisions requiring public companies to make disclosures relating to their use of conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4248 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2017 Mr. Huizenga introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes.

1. Repeal of conflict mineral requirements (a) In general Subsection (p) of section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m ) is hereby repealed. (b) Conforming amendments The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended— (1) by striking section 1502; and (2) in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, by striking the item relating to section 1502.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 430 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4248 [Report No. 115–570] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2017 Mr. Huizenga introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services February 20, 2018 Additional sponsors: Mr. Hollingsworth and Mr. Sensenbrenner February 20, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes.

1. Repeal of conflict mineral requirements (a) In general Subsection (p) of section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m ) is hereby repealed. (b) Conforming amendments The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended— (1) by striking section 1502; and (2) in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, by striking the item relating to section 1502.

February 20, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed