HR 4639 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Federal Advertising Reform Act of 2004

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 1, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 22, 2004
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Advertising Reform Act of 2004 - Prohibits amounts appropriated to an agency in any fiscal year which exceed $10 million to prepare or produce print, radio, or television advertising campaigns, as well as video news releases, uses of outdoor media, and internet advertisements on websites not operated by the Federal Government from being expended unless: (1) any proposed advertisement is submitted to the Comptroller General of the United States for review; and (2) the Comptroller General determines that such advertisement does not contain a political message and is not false, misleading, or deceptive.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 22, 2004.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJun 22, 2004
D-TNJim CooperOriginalJun 22, 2004
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJun 22, 2004
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 22, 2004
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalJun 22, 2004

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 1, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management.
  2. Jun 22, 2004Introduced in House
  3. Jun 22, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 22, 2004Introduced in House

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