II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1726 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2017 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Markey , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Franken , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Warren , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Udall , Mr. Booker , Mr. Leahy , and Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes.