Regulatory Relief and Fairness Act
Latest action · Mar 15, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Regulatory Relief and Fairness Act - Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to require rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to permit an insured depository institution, a bank holding company, or a savings and loan holding company to elect voluntarily not to provide otherwise mandatory certifications regarding its quarterly or annual reports or its management assessment of internal controls.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Mar 15, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 15, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2703 | Regulatory Relief and Fairness Act | Identical bill | Mar 5, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reduce the reporting and certification burdens for certain financial institutions of sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Regulatory Relief and Fairness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
- Administrative procedure
- Bank holding companies
- Bank management
- Corporate accountability
- Corporate management
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Financial statements
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Information disclosure (Securities law)
- Law
- Savings and loan associations
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Securities regulation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2007Introduced in House
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