The Shareholder Proposal Rule

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R48855

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5

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Feb 11, 2026

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Feb 20, 2026, 2:23 pm UTC

Authors: Jay B. Sykes

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Related federal bills

• HR 52To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to amend a rule of the Commission relating to shareholder proposals, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 3703A 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 that proposal relates to a significant social policy issue.
  118th Congress
• HR 4657To 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.
  118th Congress
• HR 4640To 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.
  118th Congress
• HR 4641To authorize the exclusion of shareholder proposals from proxy or consent solicitation material if such proposals are substantially similar to previously included proposals.
  118th Congress
• HR 4644To authorize the exclusion of shareholder proposals from proxy or consent solicitation material if such proposals substantially implement, substantially duplicate, or are substantially similar to previously included proposals.
  118th Congress
• HR 4655To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from compelling the inclusion or discussion of shareholder proposals or proxy or consent solicitation materials, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 4767To make revisions to the Federal securities laws with respect to shareholder proposals, proxy voting, and the registration of proxy advisory firms, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 4790To amend the Federal securities laws with respect to the materiality of disclosure requirements, to establish the Public Company Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• S 1670A bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require investment advisers for passively managed funds to arrange for pass-through voting of proxies for certain securities, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 3402To 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.
  119th Congress
• HR 4600To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study on climate change and other environmental disclosures in the municipal bond market, and to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study on the solicitation of municipal securities business.
  118th Congress
• HR 4656To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit robovoting with respect to votes related to proxy or consent solicitation materials, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 4098To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit certain acts by proxy advisory firms, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 4590To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for liability for certain failures to disclose material information in connection with proxy voting advice, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 4589To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for the registration of proxy advisory firms, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• S 3348Accountable Capitalism Act
  115th Congress
• HR 4645To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 with respect to proxy voting of passively managed funds, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress