For those of you who haven't seen it, Download The press release announcing Senator Schumer and Senator Cantwell's "Shareholder Bill of Rights". Download A copy of the bill itself here. From the release: "The legislation, which incorporates some proposals already being considered by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is aimed at empowering shareholders in order to curb the types of excessive risk-taking and runaway executive compensation that contributed to the nation’s economic recession."