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HR 607 111th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Government information and archives Securities Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue guidance on the interpretation of fair value accounting.

Introduced: January 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 16, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue guidance on the interpretation of the fair value accounting standards set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), including the SEC interpretation and application of FASB Statement Number 157.

Requires the SEC to report to specified congressional committees on any FASB actions taken relating to the SEC recommendations submitted to Congress on December 30, 2008.

What's happening now January 16, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 26, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 607: To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue guidance on the interpretation of fair value accounting.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-607/
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"H.R. 607: To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue guidance on the interpretation of fair value accounting.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-607/.
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H.R. 607, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-607/.
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