Defeat Pandemic Propaganda Act of 2020
Latest action · Oct 6, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 6, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Defeat Pandemic Propaganda Act of 2020
This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from obligating or expending federal funds before November 3, 2020, on public service announcements intended to positively influence public perception or misrepresent facts regarding the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic or encourage activities that carry an undue risk of contracting the disease.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 6, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Oct 6, 2020 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Oct 6, 2020 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Oct 6, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 6, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2020Introduced in House
- Oct 6, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 166, no. 174, October 6, 2020, page H5673.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the use of Federal funds by the Department of Health and Human Services, before November 3, 2020, on a public service announcement and advertising campaign intended to positively influence public perception, misrepresent facts, or encourage risky behavior, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Defeat Pandemic Propaganda Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Economic performance and conditions
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Marketing and advertising
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2020Introduced 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.
