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S. 865 118th Congress Senate

PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to promote transparency by permitting the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to allow its disciplinary pr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to promote transparency by permitting the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to allow its disciplinary proceedings to be open to the public, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 16, 2023 Introduced by: Jack Reed Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
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Mar 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S832)
Mar 16, 2023
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 Latest action March 16, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S832)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2023

This bill makes Public Company Accounting Oversight Board disciplinary proceedings open to the public unless the board, on its own motion or after considering the motion of a party, orders otherwise.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 16, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 865: PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-865/
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"S. 865: PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-865/.
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S. 865, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-865/.
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[S. 865: PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-865/)
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