Search Results for keywords:"corporate accountability"

Search Results: keywords:"corporate accountability"

S. RES. 837 — Authorizing the President of the Senate to certify the report of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate regarding the refusal of Dr. Ralph de la Torre to appear and testify before the Committee.
September 25, 2024
Status:Agreed to Senate
Congress:118
Words:262
S. RES. 837 allows the President of the Senate to send a report to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia about Dr. Ralph de la Torre not following a subpoena from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. This resolution comes after Dr. de la...
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The Senate wants someone important, Dr. Ralph de la Torre, to come and talk about his company's money troubles, but he said no. Now, the Senate is sending a message to a special lawyer to possibly take action since Dr. Ralph didn't follow their rules.
H. R. 8933 — To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to require covered issuers to carry out a racial equity audit every 2 years, to require atonement for the descendants of enslaved persons, and for other purposes.
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July 05, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,180
The bill H.R. 8933, referred to as the “Original Securities and Exchange Atonement Act of 2024,” seeks to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to require companies with over 100 employees or a capitalization of at least $300 million to conduct a racial equity audit every two...
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The bill wants big companies to check if they're being fair every two years and help people whose ancestors were slaves by sharing money. If companies don't follow the rules, they have to pay big fines.
H. R. 8228 — To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to transfer the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes.
May 02, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,469
H.R. 8228 is a bill that aims to change the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by moving the responsibilities of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The bill proposes creating a new entity within the SEC called the Office of Public Accounting...
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H.R. 8228 is a bill that wants to move a group that checks if companies are telling the truth about their money from its own place to join another bigger group that watches over businesses. This change aims to make things less complicated but might have some tricky parts to figure out.

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