H.R. 1116 · 113th Congress
End the Hijacking of Shareholder Funds Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Alan Grayson
- Introduced
- 2013-03-13
- Latest action
- 2013-03-13 · Introduced in House
Summary
End the Hijacking of Shareholder Funds Act - Deems expenditure to influence public opinion by the officers and directors of a public company on matters not related to company products or services to be a breach of fiduciary duty if such expenditure has not been approved by a prior majority shareholder vote.
Subjects such officers and directors to joint and several liability to any shareholder or class of shareholders for the amount of such an expenditure.