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HR 3625 116th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Accounting and auditing Civil actions and liability Corporate finance and management Employment discrimination and employee rights Financial services and investments Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Securities

PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019

Introduced: July 5, 2019 Introduced by: Garcia, Sylvia R. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 23, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 19, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 19, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7800-7802)
Sep 19, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7800-7802)
Sep 19, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3625.
Sep 19, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7800-7803)
Sep 19, 2019
Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 16, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 16, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019

This bill establishes a whistleblower protection program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Specifically, individuals reporting information to the PCAOB regarding securities law violations relating to audits (1) are protected from retaliation by an employer, and (2) could be eligible for a monetary reward. The reward program applies to individuals who voluntarily report original information that results in the PCAOB imposing civil penalties exceeding $250,000.

What's happening now September 23, 2019

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3625: PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3625/
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"H.R. 3625: PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3625/.
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H.R. 3625, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3625/.
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[H.R. 3625: PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3625/)
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