The following amendments were offered:
Two amendments, offered en bloc, by Mr. Stearns,
#1, re: evaluation of compliance and establishment of an Accounting Standards Commission,
were adopted by a voice vote;
An amendment by Mr. Dingell,
#2, re: "sense of the Congress" concerning establishment of a system for the
financial support of costs of the setting of accounting standards by the Financial
Accounting Standards Board, was adopted by a voice vote;
An amendment in the nature of a substitute
by Ms. DeGette, #3, that would replace the text of H.R. 5058 with the
text of the "Truth and Accountablity in Accounting Act of 2002", was withdrawn
by unanimous consent;
An amendment by Mr. Markey,
#4, re: revision of accounting standards for asset retirement obligations of oil and gas
production companies, was withdrawn by unanimous consent.