United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act

House Bill

H.R. 4655

119th Congress

United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act

In Committee

Introduced:Oct 6, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Susie Lee

Representative

Democratic

NV-3

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Finance and Financial Sector

Summary

This bill would prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from requiring publicly traded companies to include shareholder proposals or discussions of proposals in their proxy statements. Proxy statements are documents that companies send to shareholders before annual meetings, and currently the SEC requires certain qualifying shareholder proposals to be included in these statements.

Latest Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265.

SponsorSusie Lee (D-NV)

Introduced10/6/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

ChamberHouse

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United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act

This bill would prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from requiring publicly traded companies to include shareholder proposals or discussions of proposals in their proxy statements. Proxy statements are documents that companies send to shareho

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This bill would prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from requiring publicly traded companies to include shareholder proposals or discussions of proposals in their proxy statements. Proxy statements are documents that companies send to shareholders before annual meetings, and currently the SEC requires certain qualifying shareholder proposals to be included in these statements.

Bill Number: 4655
Sponsor: Susie Lee (D-NV)
Introduced: 10/6/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Policy Area: Finance and Financial Sector

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Fact Sheet

Title: United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act
Bill Number: 4655
Sponsor: Susie Lee (D-NV)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced: 10/6/2025
Summary: This bill would prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from requiring publicly traded companies to include shareholder proposals or discussions of proposals in their proxy statements. Proxy statements are documents that companies send to shareholders before annual meetings, and curren

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from requiring publicly traded companies to include shareholder proposals or discussions of proposals in their proxy statements. Proxy statements are documents that companies send to shareholders before annual meetings, and currently the SEC requires certain qualifying shareholder proposals to be included in these statements.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

<p>This bill prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from compelling a publicly traded company to include a shareholder proposal or a discussion of a proposal in a proxy statement. Under current SEC rules, certain qualifying shareholder proposals must be included on a company's proxy statement. Proxy statements are provided to shareholders before shareholder meetings and contain disclosures required by the SEC.</p>

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Prohibits the SEC from requiring publicly traded companies to include shareholder proposals or discussions of proposals in their proxy statements
Proxy statements are documents companies send to shareholders before annual meetings that currently must include certain qualifying shareholder proposals
This would give companies more control over the content of their proxy statements and reduce shareholder access to propose and discuss issues

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would primarily affect shareholders of publicly traded companies, as they would have less ability to submit and discuss proposals through the proxy statement process. This could reduce shareholder engagement and influence over corporate decision-making. Companies would gain more control over the information provided to shareholders ahead of annual meetings.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Subjects

Business ethics

Minority employment

Women's employment

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4655, 119th Congress (2025). "United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4655