Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2017

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Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently dete… · February 7, 2017

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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Recorded February 7, 2017, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]

Committee Financial Services Committee

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Vote Files. (2026, October 12). H.R. 970 (115th Congress): Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2017 [Bill record]. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-115-hr970

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