119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 8, 2025
INDEX Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (May 8, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (May 8, 2025)
INvestor Democracy is EXpected Act or the INDEX Act
This bill establishes guidelines for passively managed funds (e.g., index funds) that vote shares on behalf of fund investors in proxy shareholder votes. Under the bill, these funds generally must vote shares on a proportional basis according to instructions from fund investors.
The bill establishes an exemption for routine matters and matters requiring approval of a majority of outstanding securities. Additionally, the bill establishes a safe harbor from these requirements for investment advisers.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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VANGUARD GROUP · lobbying firm or registrant: VANGUARD GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$510,000
Spent on own lobbying
…mation, and the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act (H.R. 2441, S. 1877) Issues related to corporate governance, including proxy process, and the INDEX Act (S.1670), and the Empowering Shareholders Act (H.R. 8265) Issues related to fixed income funds Issues related to index funds and index fund regulation Issues related t…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VANGUARD GROUP · lobbying firm or registrant: VANGUARD GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$670,000
Spent on own lobbying
…mation, and the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act (H.R. 2441, S. 1877) Issues related to corporate governance, including proxy process, and the INDEX Act (S.1670), and the Empowering Shareholders Act (H.R. 8265) Issues related to fixed income funds Issues related to index funds and index fund regulation Issues related t…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VANGUARD GROUP · lobbying firm or registrant: VANGUARD GROUP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$610,000
Spent on own lobbying
…mation, and the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act (H.R. 2441, S. 1877) Issues related to corporate governance, including proxy process, and the INDEX Act (S.1670) Issues related to fixed income funds Issues related to index funds and index fund regulation Issues related to access to investment opportunities Issues relat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VANGUARD GROUP · lobbying firm or registrant: VANGUARD GROUP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$650,000
Spent on own lobbying
…mation, and the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act (H.R. 2441, S. 1877) Issues related to corporate governance, including proxy process, and the INDEX Act (S.1670) Issues related to fixed income funds Issues related to index funds and index fund regulation Issues related to access to investment opportunities Issues relat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
VANGUARD GROUP · lobbying firm or registrant: VANGUARD GROUP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$520,000
Spent on own lobbying
…e Improving Disclosure for Investors Act (H.R. 2441, S. 1877) Issues related to corporate governance, including ESG and proxy process, including the INDEX Act (S.1670) Issues related to fixed income funds Issues related to index funds and index fund regulation Issues related to access to investment opportunities Issues relat…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing