Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2026
Latest action · Mar 19, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 479.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 7, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2026
This bill establishes the Public Company Advisory Committee within the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The committee must advise the SEC on regulatory priorities, public reporting and corporate governance of public companies, shareholder meetings and the proxy process, and other topics. The committee must be comprised of individuals who are officers, directors, or senior officials of public companies; have senior managerial responsibility in associations that represent the interests of public companies; or provide professional advice and services to public companies.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 7, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Original | Jan 7, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jan 7, 2026Markup Jan 22, 2026Reported Mar 19, 2026 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-557.
- Mar 19, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 479.
- Jan 22, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 22, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 15.
- Jan 7, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 7, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 13, 2026H.R. 6967, Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2026As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on January 22, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 4, January 7, 2026, page H135.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8286 | Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings From Politics Act | Related bill | Jun 24, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish within the Securities and Exchange Commission the Public Company Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2026
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2026Reported in House
- Jan 7, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
