Skip to main content
S. 3392 112th Congress Senate

Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2012

Official title: A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to require the disclosure of the total number of the domestic and foreign employers of issuers.

Introduced: July 17, 2012 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Business recordsCorporate finance and managementFinancial services and investmentsForeign and international corporations
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
SecuritiesUnemployment
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 17, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 17, 2012
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action July 17, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2012 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require registered securities issuers to disclose annually to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and to shareholders: (1) the total number of employees domiciled in the United States and employed by the issuer or any consolidated subsidiary of it; (2) the total number of such employees domiciled in any country other than the United States and employed by the issuer or any consolidated subsidiary, listed by number in each country; and (3) the percentage increase or decrease in such numbers required to be disclosed from the previous reporting year.

Exempts from such requirements an issuer that is an emerging growth company.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3875 Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 17, 2012
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 17, 2012
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jul 17, 2012
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3392: Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3392/
MLA
"S. 3392: Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3392/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 3392, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3392/.
Markdown link
[S. 3392: Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2012](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3392/)
Report a problem