Number: RL31483
Title: Auditor Reform Proposals: A Side-by-Side Comparison
Authors: Mark Jickling, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: This report compares the major provisions of three auditor and accounting reform proposals: H.R. 3763 passed by the House on April 24, 2002, passed by the Senate on July 15, 2002, and the conference version that was approved by both houses of Congress as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. President Bush indicated that he would sign the measure into law within a few days.
Pages: 16
Date: Updated July 26, 2002