Skip to main content

Search Results: keywords:"gao audit"

  • H. R. 8240 is a bill that directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an audit of the information technology systems used by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The audit will assess how the SEC spends on IT compared to other financial regulators...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to check how the SEC's computer systems are working and if they are safe. It asks an important group to look for problems and suggest ways to make the SEC's computers better and safer.

  • The SEC Reform and Restructuring Act aims to enhance securities laws in the United States. It includes measures for the SEC to evaluate the costs and benefits of its regulations, requires periodic reviews of final rules, and mandates regular reports to Congress about its...

    Simple Explanation

    The SEC Reform and Restructuring Act is a plan to make the rules about buying and selling company shares better. It wants the SEC, which makes sure things are fair and safe, to tell others what it’s doing and check its rules often to keep everything working well.

  • The SEC Reform and Restructuring Act aims to improve how the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) makes and reviews regulations. It requires the SEC to assess the costs and benefits of its rules and consider their cumulative effects. Additionally, the bill proposes...

    Simple Explanation

    The SEC Reform and Restructuring Act is a plan to make the SEC, which helps keep companies honest and safe in money matters, work better and be clearer. It wants to make sure new rules aren't too much trouble and are fair, and it also wants to check how the SEC handles technology and company checks.

  • S. 559, titled the "Fire Grants and Safety Act," proposes changes to the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. The bill aims to extend funding for the United States Fire Administration and various fire-related grant programs until 2030. It also includes a provision that bans...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to give a lot of money each year to help firefighters do their job better and says that certain groups from China cannot get this money, while also checking what's stopping fire departments from getting help.