HR 3308 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2014

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 27, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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. IntroducedOct 22, 2013
  2. Passed HouseFeb 26, 2014
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on February 25, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2014 - Requires each communication funded by a federal agency that is an advertisement, or that provides information about any federal program, benefit, or service to clearly state: (1) in the case of a printed communication, including mass mailings, signs, and billboards, that the communication is printed or published at taxpayer expense; and (2) in the case of a communication transmitted through radio, television, or the Internet, that the communication is produced or disseminated at taxpayer expense. Requires such notification to state that a communication is provided by the U.S. government, rather than at taxpayer expense, if the communication is funded entirely by user fees or by other sources that do not include federal funds.

Requires any such printed communication: (1) to be of sufficient size to be clearly readable; and (2) to the extent feasible, to be contained in a printed box set apart from the other contents of the communication and to be printed with a reasonable degree of color contrast between the background and the printed statement. Sets forth similar requirements for audio, video, and email communications.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop and issue guidance on implementing the requirements of this Act.

Prohibits judicial review of the compliance or noncompliance with any provision of this Act.  

Cosponsors 113

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 22, 2013 to Feb 11, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalOct 22, 2013
R-OHBill JohnsonOct 28, 2013
R-TXBlake FarentholdOct 28, 2013
R-MICandice S. MillerOct 28, 2013
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOct 28, 2013
R-NYChris CollinsOct 28, 2013
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOct 28, 2013
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOct 28, 2013
R-CADana RohrabacherOct 28, 2013
R-TNDiane BlackOct 28, 2013
R-AKDon YoungOct 28, 2013
R-CODoug LambornOct 28, 2013
R-CADuncan HunterOct 28, 2013
R-MNErik PaulsenOct 28, 2013
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.Oct 28, 2013

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 27, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  2. Feb 26, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1947-1950)
  3. Feb 26, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3308.
  4. Feb 26, 2014Mr. Farenthold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. (consideration: CR H1947)
  5. Feb 26, 2014On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1947-1948)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1921Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2013Related billJan 14, 2014

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 27, 2014Referred in Senate
  2. Feb 26, 2014Engrossed in House
  3. Feb 25, 2014Reported in House
  4. Oct 22, 2013Introduced in House

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