3.0.0 281 2023-01-11T13:28:48Z 2023-01-11T13:28:48Z Senate S 2015-01-28 114 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-28T19:04:02Z Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015 114 310 HR 2015-01-13 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Related bill CRS 2015-01-28 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-01-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2015-01-28 True F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2015-10-27 False Government Operations and Politics Government information and archives Marketing and advertising Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-01-28 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-18T16:24:36Z Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015

Requires each communication funded by a federal agency for advertising or educational purposes to clearly state: (1) in the case of a printed communication, including mass mailings, signs, and billboards, that the communication is printed and published at taxpayer expense; and (2) in the case of a communication transmitted through radio, television, or the Internet, that the communication is produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense.

Requires any such printed communication, including e-mails, to be of sufficient size to be clearly readable, to be 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. Exempts from such requirements: (1) information in or relating to a solicitation for offers for a federal contract or applications or submissions of a bid or proposal for a federal grant or other means of funding under a federal program; and (2) advertisements for employment opportunities, not including advertising materials developed for use in recruiting and retaining personnel for the Armed Forces.

]]> Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015 Display Title Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s281is/xml/BILLS-114s281is.xml 2015-01-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.