To establish requirements on accelerated filers receiving Federal aid related to COVID-19, to establish requirements on all corporations until Federal aid related to COVID-19 is repaid, and for other purposes.

2/9/2022, 3:56 AM

This bill establishes requirements for issuers of securities receiving aid in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.

Issuers receiving aid must comply with specified requirements regarding paid leave, minimum wage, and limits on executive compensation. Until the end of the emergency period, issuers receiving aid must maintain preemergency workforce and compensation levels. Additionally, an issuer receiving aid may not provide executive bonuses, purchase its own company's stocks, pay out dividends to stockholders, or engage in lobbying until the issuer repays the aid.

Certain issuers receiving aid must (1) have one-third of their board of directors be elected by employees; and (2) provide additional disclosures including those regarding political expenditures, workforce composition, employee benefits, environmental impacts, federal aid, and financial performance.

Congress
116

Number
HR - 6360

Introduced on
2020-03-23

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/23/2020

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

This bill establishes requirements for issuers of securities receiving aid in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.

Issuers receiving aid must comply with specified requirements regarding paid leave, minimum wage, and limits on executive compensation. Until the end of the emergency period, issuers receiving aid must maintain preemergency workforce and compensation levels. Additionally, an issuer receiving aid may not provide executive bonuses, purchase its own company's stocks, pay out dividends to stockholders, or engage in lobbying until the issuer repays the aid.

Certain issuers receiving aid must (1) have one-third of their board of directors be elected by employees; and (2) provide additional disclosures including those regarding political expenditures, workforce composition, employee benefits, environmental impacts, federal aid, and financial performance.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo establish requirements on accelerated filers receiving Federal aid related to COVID-19, to establish requirements on all corporations until Federal aid related to COVID-19 is repaid, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Finance and Financial Sector

Potential Impact
Business records
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Corporate finance and management
Economic performance and conditions
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Minority employment
Personnel records
Public participation and lobbying
Securities
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Worker safety and health

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary6/3/2020

This bill establishes requirements for issuers of securities receiving aid in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.

Issuers receiving aid must comply with specified requirements regarding paid leave, minimum...


Latest Action3/23/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.