Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that corporations should commit to utilizing the benefits of gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management positions.
Latest action · Sep 28, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 28, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) U.S. citizens have a significant stake in promoting robust, sustainable economic growth; (2) such growth will be strengthened and accelerated by the ever-fuller inclusion of women in the U.S. workforce, at all levels of corporate management; and (3) U.S. corporations should undertake a commitment to ever-fuller utilization of women talents, skills, and work ethic on boards of directors and in other senior management positions.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2015 to Jul 5, 2016; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Original | Sep 28, 2015 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Sep 30, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 8, 2015 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Nov 19, 2015 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Jan 11, 2016 | |
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | Feb 11, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 5, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2015Introduced in House
- Sep 28, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that corporations should commit to utilizing the benefits of gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management positions.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2015Introduced in House
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