Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6967 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 479 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6967 [Report No. 119-557] To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish within the Securities and Exchange Commission the Public Company Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 7, 2026 Mr. Lucas (for himself and Ms. Pettersen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services March 19, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 7, 2026] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish within the Securities and Exchange Commission the Public Company Advisory Committee, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PUBLIC COMPANY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended by inserting after section 40 (15 U.S.C. 78qq) the following: ``SEC. 40A. PUBLIC COMPANY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ``(a) Establishment and Purpose.-- ``(1) Establishment.--There is established within the Commission the Public Company Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the `Committee'). ``(2) Purpose.--The Committee shall-- ``(A) provide the Commission with advice on the rules, regulations, and policies of the Commission with regard to the Commission's mission of protecting investors, maintaining fair, order