Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015
Latest action · Jan 13, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and 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 13, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Jan 13, 2015 |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Steve Russell | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jan 26, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Jan 28, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Feb 2, 2015 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Feb 2, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Feb 2, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Stephen Lee Fincher | Feb 2, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Feb 2, 2015 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Feb 12, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Feb 13, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Mar 24, 2015 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Apr 22, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | May 12, 2015 |
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 13, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 6, January 13, 2015, page H359.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 281 | Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jan 28, 2015 |
Titles 2
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 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2015Introduced 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.
