# 119-s-2919: PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2025

119-s-2919, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2919
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2919
- Congress: 119
- Title: PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Greater public transparency in PCAOB enforcement.** This bill would require PCAOB disciplinary hearings to be open to the public unless the Board orders otherwise and would remove the timing condition tied to stays so determinations can be published more promptly. - Investors and the public: They would gain direct access to hearings and see enforcement determinations published sooner for earlier visibility into audit issues. - Auditors and accounting firms: Their disciplinary proceedings would generally be public and determinations could appear without waiting for stays to be lifted. - Public companies and corporate boards: Enforcement outcomes could show up faster in the public record, giving stakeholders quicker information about audit problems.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More public access to accounting hearings: benefit, medium. This bill would require PCAOB disciplinary hearings to be open to the public unless the Board orders them closed. It would also remove a timing phrase that tied publication of PCAOB disciplinary determinations to lifting any stay on sanctions. If enacted, the PCAOB could publish decisions sooner an…

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- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
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- 119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-2919 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2919)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-4415: TEACH Improvement Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4415)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2461)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2919 (as of 2026-04-21).