H.R. 4125: Publish What You Pay Act of 2004
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H.R. 4125: Publish What You Pay Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-01 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Publish What You Pay Act of 2004
Plain summary
Publish What You Pay Act of 2004 - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to require certain securities issuers to disclose in their annual and quarterly reports their aggregate payments of $250,000 or greater made in connection with the securing of exploration, development, exploitation, extraction, and production rights for natural resources (oil, gas, and minerals) to any foreign government or other public entity of a foreign country, including taxes, royalties, fees, and other amounts paid in such connection. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action in Federal district court to enjoin an act or practice in violation of this Act. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
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Official text
Publish What You Pay Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · 2 cosponsors
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4125.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4125 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108