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Paul Sarbanes

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United States Senator from Maryland from 1977 to 2007, and before that a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971, where, on the House Judiciary Committee, he introduced the first article of impeachment against President Nixon in 1974. In 2002, following the Enron and WorldCom accounting scandals, he cosponsored with Ohio Representative Michael Oxley the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which overhauled corporate financial reporting and auditor oversight in the United States. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Role
Lawmaker (United States Senator from Maryland, 1977 to 2007); co-author of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
United States; federal securities and corporate-governance law 1
Born
1933 1
Birth Date
1933-02-03 2
Birthplace
Salisbury, Maryland, United States 1
Died
2020 1
Death Date
2020-12-06 2
Place of Death
Baltimore, Maryland, United States 1
Classification
Field of Law
Commercial and Business Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Lawyer 2
Role (category)
Politician 2
FAQs

What did the Sarbanes-Oxley Act say it was meant to do?

Its official title says it was meant to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures.

The Act, which carries Paul Sarbanes's name in its short title, is Public Law 107-204 of 2002. Its own official title states its purpose as protecting investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made under the securities laws. The first title of its table of contents sets up a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
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In Legal System

Common Law, Legal Systems

Legislated within the federal common law system of the United States, the same nationality-jurisdiction convention already used for John Marshall.

Source Paul Sarbanes (Wikipedia)

Works Attributed

Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Regulations

Senate sponsor.

Source Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Paul Sarbanes (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney from Maryland.
Sources
1. Paul Sarbanes (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    A member of the Democratic Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congress as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1977 to 2007.
  • co-authored the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, "played a major role in the establishment of the U.S. financial regulatory system"
  • In Legal System: Common Law
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2. Wikidata: Paul Sarbanes
  • Wikidata Q1895804, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1933-02-03
  • Wikidata Q1895804, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 2020-12-06
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Wikipedia)
Works Attributed: Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)View the Source
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