Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2014
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.
- IntroducedOct 22, 2013
- Passed HouseFeb 26, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Original | Oct 22, 2013 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Oct 28, 2013 |
Committees 2
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 Oct 22, 2013Markup Feb 11, 2014Reported Feb 25, 2014 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2014 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 26, 2014Mr. Farenthold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. (consideration: CR H1947)
- Feb 26, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1947-1950)
- Feb 26, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3308.
- Feb 26, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1947-1948)
- Feb 25, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 113-358.
- Feb 25, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 266.
- Feb 11, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 11, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 22, 2013Introduced in House
- Oct 22, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1947–H1950Text printed H1947 | Billy Long R-MO, Blake Farenthold R-TX, Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA | Feb 26, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 14, 2014H.R. 3308, Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 11, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7253.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1921 | Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jan 14, 2014 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require a Federal agency to include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2014Referred in Senate
- Feb 26, 2014Engrossed in House
- Feb 25, 2014Reported in House
- Oct 22, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
