HR 373 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Federal Propaganda Prohibition Act of 2005

Introduced Jan 26, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT

Latest action · Jan 26, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

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.

IntroducedJan 26, 2005
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Propaganda Prohibition Act of 2005 - Requires an Executive agency, not later than 30 days after entering into a contract for public relations, media relations, advertising, or public opinion research services, to submit in writing to specified congressional committees the contractor's name, the amount and the purpose of the contract, a summary of the contract, other relevant information, and, upon request: (1) a copy of the covered contract; (2) any contract modifications; and (3) any materials produced under the contract.

Prohibits an officer or employee of the U.S. Government from making or authorizing an expenditure or obligation of funds for publicity or propaganda within the United States unless authorized by law. Imposes penalties.

Requires each advertisement or other communication paid for by an Executive agency to include a prominent notice that the advertisement or other communication is paid for by that agency.

Cosponsors 68

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 26, 2005 to Dec 16, 2005; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	George Miller	Original	Jan 26, 2005
D-CA	Henry A. Waxman	Original	Jan 26, 2005
D-WA	Jim McDermott	Original	Jan 26, 2005
D-NY	Louise McIntosh Slaughter	Original	Jan 26, 2005
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo		Feb 2, 2005
I-VT	Bernard Sanders		Feb 2, 2005
D-MA	Bill Delahunt		Feb 2, 2005
D-GA	David Scott		Feb 2, 2005
D-CA	Diane E. Watson		Feb 2, 2005
D-IL	Lane Evans		Feb 2, 2005
D-CA	Lois Capps		Feb 2, 2005
D-CA	Lynn C. Woolsey		Feb 2, 2005
D-NY	Major R. Owens		Feb 2, 2005
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva		Feb 2, 2005
D-OH	Sherrod Brown		Feb 2, 2005
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch		Feb 2, 2005
D-CA	Barbara Lee		Feb 8, 2005
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer		Feb 8, 2005
D-MA	Edward J. Markey		Feb 8, 2005
D-CA	Fortney Pete Stark		Feb 8, 2005
D-NY	Gary L. Ackerman		Feb 8, 2005
D-MA	James P. McGovern		Feb 8, 2005
D-WA	Jay Inslee		Feb 8, 2005
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio		Feb 8, 2005
D-FL	Robert Wexler		Feb 8, 2005
D-CA	Sam Farr		Feb 8, 2005
D-NY	Carolyn B. Maloney		Feb 17, 2005
D-TX	Charles A. Gonzalez		Feb 17, 2005
D-IL	Danny K. Davis		Feb 17, 2005
D-NC	David E. Price		Feb 17, 2005
D-MA	John F. Tierney		Feb 17, 2005
D-MA	John W. Olver		Feb 17, 2005
D-MA	Michael E. Capuano		Feb 17, 2005
D-RI	Patrick J. Kennedy		Feb 17, 2005
D-WV	Alan B. Mollohan		Mar 16, 2005
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.		Mar 16, 2005
D-MN	Betty McCollum		Mar 17, 2005
D-MI	Carolyn C. Kilpatrick		Mar 17, 2005
D-HI	Ed Case		Mar 17, 2005
D-MI	John Conyers, Jr.		Mar 17, 2005
D-IL	Rahm Emanuel		Mar 17, 2005
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings		Apr 6, 2005
D-MA	Barney Frank		Apr 6, 2005
D-TN	Bart Gordon		Apr 6, 2005
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.		Apr 6, 2005
D-NC	G. K. Butterfield		Apr 6, 2005
D-MS	Gene Taylor		Apr 6, 2005
D-MO	Ike Skelton		Apr 6, 2005
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky		Apr 6, 2005
D-NY	Jose E. Serrano		Apr 6, 2005
D-NY	Maurice D. Hinchey		Apr 6, 2005
D-ME	Michael H. Michaud		Apr 6, 2005
D-MA	Richard E. Neal		Apr 6, 2005
D-ME	Thomas H. Allen		Apr 6, 2005
D-WA	Brian Baird		Apr 20, 2005
D-NY	Carolyn McCarthy		Apr 20, 2005
D-VA	James P. Moran		Apr 20, 2005
D-CO	Mark Udall		Apr 20, 2005
D-MI	Sander M. Levin		Apr 20, 2005
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings		May 4, 2005
D-RI	James R. Langevin		May 10, 2005
D-NY	Jerrold Nadler		May 10, 2005
D-WA	Rick Larsen		May 19, 2005
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton		Jun 20, 2005
D-CA	Hilda L. Solis		Oct 6, 2005
D-CA	Tom Lantos		Oct 6, 2005
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay		Oct 7, 2005
D-MA	Martin T. Meehan		Dec 16, 2005

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Oversight and Government Reform Committee	Referred Jan 26, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 26, 2005Introduced in House
Jan 26, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E71)
Jan 26, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and to amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Federal Propaganda Prohibition Act of 2005

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 26, 2005Introduced in House

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