HR 2606 118th Congress Finance and Financial Sector

To require auditor independence standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to past audits of a company occurring before it was a…

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To require auditor independence standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to past audits of a company occurring before it was a public company to treat an auditor as independent if the auditor meets established professional standards, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 13, 2023 See on congress.gov

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2606 — To require auditor independence standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to past audits of a company occurring before it was a public company to treat an auditor as independent if the auditor meets established professional standards, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2606/

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"H.R. 2606 — To require auditor independence standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to past audits of a company occurring before it was a public company to treat an auditor as independent if the auditor meets established professional standards, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2606/.

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H.R. 2606, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2606/.

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[H.R. 2606 — To require auditor independence standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to past audits of a company occurring before it was a public company to treat an auditor as independent if the auditor meets established professional standards, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2606/)