# 114-hr-4139: Fostering Innovation Act of 2015

114-hr-4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4139
- Congress: 114
- Title: Fostering Innovation Act of 2015
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-12-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 This bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with respect 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. This requirement shall not apply with respect to any 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2015-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4177: Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4139 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4139)

## Related
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4521)
- [114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4352)
- [114-hr-4177: Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4177)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4139 (as of 2025-11-18).