Publish What You Pay US

The Securities and Exchange Commission releases a new proposed rule implementing Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Commission will vote on a final rule no later than June 27, 2016.

Canada’s mining sector joins the call for transparency. The Canadian government commits to developing mandatory disclosure law by April 2015.

The European Union amends Accounting and Transparency Directives to require extractives disclosure modeled on Section 1504 of Dodd-Frank. Norway follows with transparency legislation

A new EITI standard is adopted at the International EITI Conference in Sydney.

The Washington DC District Court vacates the SEC rule implementing Section 1504, following a case brought by by the American Petroleum Institute and other extractive industry actors.

The Securities and Exchange Commission releases final rule for Section 1504, the Cardin-Lugar Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act on August 22, 2012.

PWYP-US win: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is passed into law with a requirement, Section 1504, that oil, gas and mining companies disclose payments to governments.

The Energy Security Through Transparency Act is introduced in the US Senate with PWYP-US support.

The Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act is introduced in the US House and Senate with PWYP-US support.

PWYP-US member reports on the need for transparency in the US, Chad-Cameroon pipeline, Russia’s Sakhalin II, underpin future advocacy.

PWYP-US win: US Foreign Operations Appropriations Act includes revenue and contract transparency for the World Bank.

PWYP-US is formed.

The global Publish What You Pay campaign is launched.