H.R.3763: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 395, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Kucinich amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 395, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the LaFalce amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3763.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Mr. LaFalce moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services.

Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the LaFalce motion to recommit with instructions.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 205 - 222 (Roll no. 109).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 334 - 90 (Roll no. 110).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3763.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.2673 amended.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference.

Senate appointed conferee(s) Sarbanes; Dodd; Johnson; Reed; Leahy; Gramm; Shelby; Bennett; Enzi under the authority of the order of the Senate of July 15, 2002.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Oxley asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Conyers moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Conyers motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to recede from disagreement with the provisions contained in the proposed section 1520 of Chapter 73 of Title 18 of the United States Code added by section 802, and the provisions contained in sections 804, 805 and 806 of the engrossed Senate amendment.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 218 (Roll no. 313).

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Financial Services for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendments, and modifications committed to conference: Oxley, Baker, Royce, Ney, Kelly, Cox, LaFalce, Frank, Kanjorski, and Waters.

The Speaker appointed conferees Provided that Mr. Shows is appointed in lieu of Ms. Waters for consideration of sec. 11 of the House bill and sec. 305 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Education and the Workforce for consideration of secs. 306 and 904 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Boehner, Johnson, Sam, and Miller, George.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of secs. 108 and 109 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Tauzin, Greenwood, and Dingell.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of sec. 105 and titles 8 and 9 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Sensenbrenner, Smith (TX), and Conyers.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of sec. 109 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Thomas, McCrery, and Rangel.

Conference held.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report H. Rept. 107-610 filed.

Mr. Oxley brought up conference report H. Rept. 107-610 by previously agreed to special order.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report. Pursuant to the order of the House on July 24, 2002, that it be in order at any time on Thursday, July 25, 2002, to consider a conference report to accompany H.R. 3763; that the conference report be considered as read; and that all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration be waived.

Conference papers: official papers held at the desk in Senate.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 423 - 3 (Roll no. 348).

Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Conference report considered in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 192.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 107-204.

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

Committee Hearings Held.

Committee Hearings Held.

Committee Hearings Held.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Discharged.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 12.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 107-414.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 247.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 395 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3763 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

Rule H. Res. 395 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 395.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3763 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 395 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable John E. Sweeney to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3763.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 395, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Oxley amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 395, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Capuano amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 395, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Sherman amendment.