To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to require certain issuers to disclose to the Securities and Exchange Commission information regarding foreign jurisdictions that prevent the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board from performing inspections under that Act, and for other purposes.
United States115th CongressHR-7234House of Representatives
Updated: Dec 10, 2018
Summary
Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act This bill requires certain issuers of securities to disclose specified information to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) if the issuer has used, for its required audit report to the SEC, a foreign public accounting firm that is not subject to inspection by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. If an issuer retains such a firm for three consecutive years, the SEC shall prohibit the issuer from trading on a national securities exchange.
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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