HR 310 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015

Introduced Jan 13, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Billy Long R-MO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 13, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015

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 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 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2015 to May 12, 2015, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXBlake FarentholdOriginalJan 13, 2015
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonJan 22, 2015
R-CADana RohrabacherJan 22, 2015
R-TNDiane BlackJan 22, 2015
R-CODoug LambornJan 22, 2015
R-WIGlenn GrothmanJan 22, 2015
R-PAGlenn ThompsonJan 22, 2015
R-SCJeff DuncanJan 22, 2015
R-NJLeonard LanceJan 22, 2015
R-PAMike KellyJan 22, 2015
R-WIReid J. RibbleJan 22, 2015
R-MOSam GravesJan 22, 2015
R-COScott R. TiptonJan 22, 2015
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerJan 26, 2015
R-NYChris CollinsJan 26, 2015
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 13, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Jan 13, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 281Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015Related billJan 28, 2015

Subjects

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

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  1. Jan 13, 2015Introduced in House

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