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9/9/2009--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act of 2009 - Requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to present testimony annually for five years, beginning in 2009, to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives regarding their efforts to reduce the complexity in financial reporting and to provide more accurate and clear financial information to investors. Requires such testimony to address the following issues: (1) reassessing complex and outdated accounting standards; (2) improving the understandability, consistency, and overall usability of accounting and auditing literature; (3) developing principles-based accounting standards; (4) encouraging the use and acceptance of interactive data; and (5) promoting disclosures in "plain English."

1252555200 2009-09-10 Fri Nov 13 20:37:27 -0600 2009 passed house 58041 'act':6 '2009':8 'promot':1 'report':5 'financi':4 'transpar':2 77989 false short introduced 58041 'act':6 '2009':8 'promot':1 'report':5 'financi':4 'transpar':2 75921 false short introduced 58041 'oral':4 'board':30,37 'relat':38 'secur':22 'annual':3 'effort':41 'promot':43 'public':33 'report':47 'requir':2 'servic':9 'account':28,35 'commiss':25 'compani':34 'designe':16 'exchang':24 'financi':8,27,46 'committe':10 'standard':29 'transpar':44 'oversight':36 'testimoni':5 'chairperson':13,19 73986 false official action 58041 Fri Sep 11 18:51:21 -0500 2009 1252555200 Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 2009 208047 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. L000568 1256 1711 Longworth House Office Building http://chrislee.house.gov/?sectionid=58&sectiontree=4,58 26 202-225-5910 Christopher 'r':4 'ny':5 '-26':6 'lee':3,8,10 'rep':1 'christoph':2,7,9 M 412291 Lee John Rep. Christopher Lee [R, NY-26] 226 N00030198 2852 Republican 202-225-5265 NY Christopher Lee 5.16666666666667 http://chrislee.house.gov/ C000243 1939-07-02 2406 1233 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formcastle/IMA/zipauth.html 0 202-225-2291 Michael 'r':4 '-0':6 'de':5 'rep':1 'castl':3,8,10 'michael':2,7,9 M 400070 Castle Michael_N._Castle N. Rep. Michael Castle [R, DE-0] 598 N00009775 7309 Republican 202-225-4165 Roman Catholic DE Michael Castle 1.42857142857143 http://www.castle.house.gov/ mncastle D000603 1958-10-26 2211 1108 Longworth House Office Building http://geoffdavis.house.gov/Contact.aspx 4 202-225-0003 Geoff 'r':4 '-4':6 'ky':5 'rep':1 'davi':3,8,10 'geoff':2,7,9 M 400633 Davis Geoff_Davis Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4] 762 N00024862 6410 Republican 202-225-3465 KY Geoff Davis 6.5 http://geoffdavis.house.gov/ CongressmanDavis P000586 1974-07-31 3153 1725 Longworth House Office Building http://adamputnam.house.gov/contact.shtml 12 202-226-0585 Adam 'r':4 'fl':5 '-12':6 'rep':1 'adam':2,7,9 'putnam':3,8,10 M 400328 Putnam Adam_H._Putnam H. Rep. Adam Putnam [R, FL-12] 1621 N00009618 5826 Republican 202-225-1252 Episcopalian FL Adam Putnam 4.44444444444444 http://www.house.gov/putnam/ RepPutnam S001157 1946-06-27 3872 417 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 13 202-225-4628 David 'd':4 'ga':5 '-13':6 'rep':1 'david':2,7,9 'scott':3,8,10 M 400363 Scott David_Scott Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13] 1350 N00024871 7043 Democrat 202-225-2939 Baptist GA David Scott 2.76923076923077 http://davidscott.house.gov/ action 58041 Fri Sep 11 18:51:21 -0500 2009 1252555200 Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 2009 208047 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. vote 58041 Thu Sep 10 18:52:34 -0500 2009 1252507200 Wed Sep 09 11:40:00 -0500 2009 by voice vote 207908 pass On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. vote h action 58041 Thu Sep 10 18:52:34 -0500 2009 1252506900 Wed Sep 09 11:35:00 -0500 2009 207907 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2664. action 58041 Thu Sep 10 18:52:34 -0500 2009 1252506900 Wed Sep 09 11:35:00 -0500 2009 207906 Considered under suspension of the rules. action 58041 Thu Sep 10 18:52:34 -0500 2009 1252506900 Wed Sep 09 11:35:00 -0500 2009 207905 Mr. Moore (KS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. action 58041 1243915200 Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0500 2009 197098 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. introduced 58041 1243915200 Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0500 2009 197097