What action did the U.S. Congress take because of the audit failures at Enron, WorldCom and other companies?

A. Required publicly-traded companies to be audited by a government agency
B. Passed an amendment to the Securities and Exchange Act
C. Passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
D. Required companies to begin preparing an additional financial statement


Answer: C

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