Prohibit robovoting by banning automatic voting based solely on proxy advisory firm recommendations.

Zachary Nunn · Iowa · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 5.00 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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The House Financial Services Committee today advanced Congressman Zach Nunn’s (IA-03) Protecting Americans’ Savings Act, legislation to ban the practice of “robovoting” and strengthen safeguards for Americans’ retirement savings.

Nunn backed legislation to ban robovoting, which would stop automatic proxy voting based only on proxy advisor recommendations.

Nunn Bill to Defend Iowans’ Retirement Savings Passes Financial Services Committee - Congressman Zach Nunn
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Evidence

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Last Action Date Listed: April 20, 2026. Action: Mr. Nunn of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services. Short Title: Protecting Americans’ Savings Act. The bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish requirements related to proxy voting.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Nunn introduced the robovoting bill and sent it to committee, but the bill remained at introduction and had not been enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8383 (IH) - Protecting Americans’ Savings Act - BILLS-119hr8383ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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The House Financial Services Committee today advanced Congressman Zachary Nunn’s (IA-03) Protecting Americans’ Savings Act, legislation to ban the practice of “robovoting.” The release says the bill prohibits robovoting by banning automatic voting based solely on proxy advisory firm recommendations.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Nunn’s proposal advanced in committee, showing concrete legislative effort, but this still fell short of final delivery because it was only a committee-stage action.

partial same_term A for effort

Nunn Bill to Defend Iowans’ Retirement Savings Passes Financial Services Committee - Congressman Zach Nunn
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Last Action Date Listed June 24, 2026 Actions Mr. Steil (for himself and Mrs. Wagner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, Additional sponsor: Mr. Meuser, Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo’s current bill record shows the broader retirement-savings package was reported in the House and ordered printed, not enacted or signed into law; no newer official action was found in the September 14-16, 2026 lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8286 (RH) - Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings From Politics Act - BILLS-119hr8286rh | Content Details | GovInfo
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``(m) Prohibition on Robovoting.-- ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall issue final rules prohibiting the use of robovoting with respect to votes related to proxy or consent solicitation materials.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The reported House text contains the promised robovoting prohibition language, showing concrete legislative effort toward the commitment, but the text remains in a reported bill rather than enacted law.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 8286 Reported in House Text - Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings From Politics Act
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Nunn introduced the Protecting Americans' Savings Act and the House Financial Services Committee advanced it during his current House term, so he made a concrete legislative effort toward banning robovoting. However, the evidence only shows introduction and committee advancement, not enactment into law or implementation of the promised prohibition. Because the promised policy outcome was not delivered, this should be marked never with effort credit.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%