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H.R.1208 / 110th Congress

Corporate Charitable Disclosure Act of 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 27, 2007

Corporate Charitable Disclosure Act of 2007 - Amends the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to require disclosure of: (1) corporate charitable contributions whose value exceeds what the issuer made during the previous year to any nonprofit organization of which a director, officer, or controlling person of the issuer (or a spouse) was a director or trustee (insider affiliated charity); (2) the name of such nonprofit organization and the value of the contribution; (3) the total value of contributions made by the issuer to nonprofit organizations during its previous fiscal year; and (4) the organization name and the value of contributions if the value to any one organization exceeds the amount designated by Securities and Exchange Commission rule.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5] · R–OH

Committees

  • Financial Services Committee
1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Introduced in House

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