# 115-hr-5614: PCAOB Transparency Act

115-hr-5614, PCAOB Transparency Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5614
- Congress: 115
- Title: PCAOB Transparency Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2018-04-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

PCAOB Transparency Act This bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to require congressional access upon request to specified information possessed by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The bill eliminates the PCAOB Investor Advisory Group. The bill also provides that fines collected for violations of the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board shall generally be credited to the Treasury.

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5614 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5614)

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- [115-hr-7361: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow exclusion of gain or loss o…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7361)
- [115-hr-7229: Student Rights Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7229)
- [115-hr-7225: U.S. Virtual Currency Market and Regulatory Competitiveness Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7225)
- [115-hr-7224: Virtual Currency Consumer Protection Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7224)
- [115-hr-7085: Veterans BOND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7085)
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