H.R. 1645: Fostering Innovation Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-21 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 315.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 315. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Fostering Innovation Act of 2017

Plain summary

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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Official text

Fostering Innovation Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] · 15 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 (2017-11-02)

Cosponsors on this site

Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Tom Emmer (R-MN), J. French Hill (R-AR), Bill Foster (D-IL)

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Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1645.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1645 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115