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SENATE 189118th CongressSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1467; text: CR S1466-1467)

A resolution commending and congratulating the Quinnipiac University men's hockey team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Hockey National Championship.

Last Action
5/2/2023

Actions

  • 2023-01-31Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • 2023-01-31Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2023-01-31 (00)

Mind Your Own Business Act of 2023

This bill requires a large publicly traded company to be bound by certain duties and procedures in the event of a legal claim in response to the company's support of specified social or political issues. The company must establish these duties and procedures in the company's articles of incorporation or bylaws as a condition of listing its shares on a national securities exchange.

Specifically, a company must establish duties and procedures applicable to a legal claim brought against a corporate defendant for breach of fiduciary duty resulting from a material action. These duties and procedures require that a corporate defendant

  • must be bound by certain factual representations;
  • has the burden of proof with respect to any determination of independent business judgment; and
  • in the event of a judgment on the merits in favor of the claimant, must be jointly and severally liable for money damages in specified amounts.

A material action taken by a corporate defendant covered by this bill includes

  • an action taken primarily in response to a state law, state regulation, or state legislation relating to the manner in which elections are conducted in the state, protecting religious freedom, or limiting the availability of abortion services;
  • an action to promote certain social issues regarding race or sex; or
  • other actions unrelated to the company's pecuniary interest.

Actions not covered by this bill include charitable contributions, certain exercises of religion, activity related to national security, and the limitation of business with certain nations and entities.

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