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HR 6967 Advanced toward a vote

Establishes a Public Company Advisory Committee within the Securities and Exchange Commission to advise the agency on rules affecting public companies, investors, and capital formation.

Official title: Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2026

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 07-JAN-2026
Referred 07-JAN-2026
Approved by committee 22-JAN-2026
Reported 19-MAR-2026
On the calendar 19-MAR-2026
Key points
  • Requires the committee to have 10 to 20 members appointed by the Commission, drawn from public company officers, business associations, and professional advisers to public companies.
  • Requires at least half of the members to be officers, directors, or senior officials of public companies, excluding companies that own asset management, fixed income, investment advisory, broker-dealer, or proxy services businesses.
  • Sets four-year member terms, has the committee elect a chair, vice chair, secretary, and assistant secretary to two-year terms, and requires at least two meetings a year.
  • Requires the Commission to publicly assess each committee recommendation and state what action it intends to take, while providing no advice on enforcement and exempting the committee from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to House, 19-MAR-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Finance and Financial Sector

Sponsor Frank D. Lucas (R-OK) Cosponsors · 1
■ 1 D
1 Democrat