HR-1564 : Still Just a Bill

Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act - Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) to deny the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board any authority to require that audits conducted for a particular issuer of securities in accordance with SOX standards be conducted by specific auditors, or that such audits be conducted for an issuer by different auditors on a rotating basis.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2013-07-09IntroReferralReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Senate
2013-07-08FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2013-07-08VoteOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 321 - 62 (Roll no. 306). (text: CR H4182)House floor actions
2013-07-08FloorConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4186-4187)House floor actions
2013-07-08FloorAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.House floor actions
2013-07-08FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1564.House floor actions
2013-07-08FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4182-4184)House floor actions
2013-07-08FloorMr. Hurt moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.House floor actions
2013-07-08CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 103.House floor actions
2013-07-08CommitteeReported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 113-142.House floor actions
2013-06-19CommitteeOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.House committee actions
2013-06-19CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2013-05-23CommitteeHearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Referral.House committee actions
2013-04-15IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.House floor actions
2013-04-15IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Finance and Financial Sector
See Subjects
  • Accounting and auditing
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Congressional oversight
  • Corporate finance and management
  • Financial services and investments
  • Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Securities

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