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Fostering Innovation Act of 2017

USA115th CongressHR-1645| House 
| Updated: 11/28/2017
Kyrsten Sinema

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (15)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Robert Pittenger (Republican)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)Bill Foster (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)J. French Hill (Republican)Luke Messer (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Trey Hollingsworth (Republican)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)

Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to establish a temporary exemption to the requirement that each registered public accounting firm that prepares or issues an audit report for an issuer of securities (other than an emerging growth company) shall attest to, and report on, the internal control assessment made by the management of the issuer. Specifically, this requirement shall not apply with respect to an audit report prepared for an issuer that: ceased to be an emerging growth company on the last day of its fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of its first sale of common equity securities, had average annual gross revenues of less than $50 million as of its most recently completed fiscal year, and is not a large accelerated filer. An issuer shall cease to be eligible for the exemption at the earliest of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year following the 10th anniversary of its first sale of common equity securities, (2) the last day of the fiscal year in which its average annual gross revenues exceed $50 million, or (3) when the issuer becomes a large accelerated filer.

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Timeline
Mar 21, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Oct 11, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 12, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 12.
Oct 12, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 28, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 315.
Nov 28, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-425.
  • March 21, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 21, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


  • October 11, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • October 12, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 12.


  • October 12, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • November 28, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 315.


  • November 28, 2017
    Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-425.

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3978: TRID Improvement Act of 2017
  • S 115-488: Encouraging Employee Ownership Act
  • HR 115-6147: Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019
  • S 115-2126: A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to provide a temporary exemption for low-revenue issuers from certain auditor attestation requirements.
  • HR 115-10: Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
Accounting and auditingBusiness recordsGovernment information and archivesSecurities

Fostering Innovation Act of 2017

USA115th CongressHR-1645| House 
| Updated: 11/28/2017
Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to establish a temporary exemption to the requirement that each registered public accounting firm that prepares or issues an audit report for an issuer of securities (other than an emerging growth company) shall attest to, and report on, the internal control assessment made by the management of the issuer. Specifically, this requirement shall not apply with respect to an audit report prepared for an issuer that: ceased to be an emerging growth company on the last day of its fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of its first sale of common equity securities, had average annual gross revenues of less than $50 million as of its most recently completed fiscal year, and is not a large accelerated filer. An issuer shall cease to be eligible for the exemption at the earliest of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year following the 10th anniversary of its first sale of common equity securities, (2) the last day of the fiscal year in which its average annual gross revenues exceed $50 million, or (3) when the issuer becomes a large accelerated filer.

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Timeline
Mar 21, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Oct 11, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 12, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 12.
Oct 12, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 28, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 315.
Nov 28, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-425.
  • March 21, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 21, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


  • October 11, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • October 12, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 12.


  • October 12, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • November 28, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 315.


  • November 28, 2017
    Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-425.
Kyrsten Sinema

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (15)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Robert Pittenger (Republican)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)Bill Foster (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)J. French Hill (Republican)Luke Messer (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Trey Hollingsworth (Republican)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Tom Emmer (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)

Financial Services Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 115-3978: TRID Improvement Act of 2017
  • S 115-488: Encouraging Employee Ownership Act
  • HR 115-6147: Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2019
  • S 115-2126: A bill to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to provide a temporary exemption for low-revenue issuers from certain auditor attestation requirements.
  • HR 115-10: Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingBusiness recordsGovernment information and archivesSecurities