The House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday, HR 1564, which prohibits the PCAOB from mandating automatic rotation of a reporting company's independent auditors. The bill was passed by a vote of 321-62. More information can be found here: http://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=341737.
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