ADVERTISING
Amendments
SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), H7294 [3NO]
———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7287 [3NO]
Bills and resolutions
Armed Forces: prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 768), H1176 (see H.R. 768), H1196 [17FE]
Business and industry: list employers that relocate call centers overseas, make such companies ineligible for Federal grants and loans, and require call center employees to disclose their physical location (see H.R. 3596), H8260 [7DE]
———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see S. 1536), S5476 [9SE]
Children and youth: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 1895), H3300 [13MY]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (see H.J. Res. 78), H6097 [12SE] (see H.J. Res. 92), H8187 [6DE]
———constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (see S.J. Res. 33), S8461 [8DE] (see H.J. Res. 90), H7891 [18NO]
Crime: prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see S. 465), S1120 [2MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: disapprove proposed Agricultural Marketing Service rule relative to a Christmas tree promotion, research, and information program and assessment of fees to fund such program (see H.R. 3403), H7405 (see H.J. Res. 85), H7406 [10NO]
Dept. of Commerce: enable concrete masonry products manufacturers and importers to carry out coordinated program of research, education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets (see H.R. 3395), H7398 [4NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include on the departmental Internet site a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet site and other employment sites and publicize such sites (see H.R. 169), H39 [5JA]
FTC: establish the Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see H.R. 773), H1177 (see H.R. 773), H1196 [17FE]
———prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see S. 1374), S4608 [14JY] (see H.R. 2543), H5086 [14JY]
Health: ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements and dietary ingredients (see H.R. 2045), H3755 [26MY]
———prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require identification of the license of health care professionals (see H.R. 451), H506 [26JA]
Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance to purchase online ads that link to a website other than the official site of the Member involved (see H. Res. 482), H8076 [1DE]
NCAA: prohibit promotion, marketing, or advertising of any post-season Division I Football Bowl Subdivision game as a national championship game unless such game is the culmination of a playoff system (see H.R. 3696), H9925 [16DE]
Pharmaceuticals: prohibit marketing of authorized generic drugs (see S. 373), S792 [16FE] (see H.R. 741), H1039 (see H.R. 741), H1070 [16FE]
Political campaigns: constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office (see H.J. Res. 6), H41 [5JA]
———disclose third-party communications made for or against a candidate and identifying information in Internet communications, and apply disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 3585), H8260 [7DE]
———reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H2410 [6AP]
———reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 750), S2188 [6AP]
———regulate political outreach through automated prerecorded phone messages (see S. 1355), S4554 [13JY]
———require radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for political advertising (see H.R. 137), H38 [5JA]
SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (see S. 1831), S7294 [9NO] (see H.R. 2940), H6230 [15SE]
———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), consideration (see H. Res. 453), H7255 [2NO]
Supreme Court: disapprove Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc., decision on disclosure and use of individual physician prescribing practices (see H. Res. 343), H4793 [8JY]
Taxation: deny any deduction for direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs (see H.R. 722), H922 [15FE]
Letters
Dept. of Defense funding for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) sponsorship, E500 [16MR]
Motions
SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), H7312 [3NO]
Remarks in House
Business and industry: limit settlements resulting from noncompliance with consumer protection and deceptive advertising laws, E2289 [16DE]
Corporations: constitutional amendment to clarify authority of Congress and the States to regulate the expenditure of funds for political activity by corporations (H.J. Res. 78), H6104 [13SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding to provide marketing funding to any entity that falsely advertises New Mexico chile peppers, H4289 [16JN]
Dept. of Defense: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) sponsorship funding, H1144, H1145 [17FE], E276 [18FE], E500 [16MR]
FDA: Center for Tobacco Products funding, H4218 [15JN]
FEMA: prohibit funding for promotional commercials for the National Flood Insurance Program, H4911, H4912 [12JY]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (H.R. 2543), E1325 [14JY]
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: launch of new public relations campaign, E84 [20JA]
Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: impact of proposed guidelines on food and beverage industries, H7638, H7640 [16NO], E2066 [16NO]
Lowes Cos., Inc.: decision to pull advertising from The Learning Channel's ``All-American Muslim'' television program, H8732 [13DE]
Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance to purchase online ads that link to a website maintained by Members, committees, or leadership offices, H5371, H5372 [21JY]
PepsiCo, Inc.: condemn Pepsi commercial aired during the Super Bowl as demeaning to African American women, H529 [8FE]
Political campaigns: constitutional amendment permitting Congress and the States to establish limits on contributions and expenditures in elections for public office (H.J. Res. 6), H492 [26JA]
———reform financing of House of Representatives elections (H.R. 1404), E2176 [2DE]
SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), H7223 [2NO], H7289-H7295, H7311-H7314, H7320 [3NO], E1991, E2000, E2003 [3NO]
———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), consideration (H. Res. 453), H7279-H7288 [3NO]
———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), corrections in engrossment, H7314 [3NO]
———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), motion to recommit, H7312, H7313 [3NO]
———require issuers of securities to verify that purchasers are accredited investors, H7290 [3NO]
———require persons offering or selling securities utilizing general advertising or general solicitation to not have been previously convicted of fraud in connection with a financial transaction, H7312, H7313 [3NO]
———require securities' advertising materials associated with exempted offerings to disclose bonus compensation structures and golden parachute arrangements, H7294, H7295 [3NO]
Remarks in Senate
Corporations: constitutional amendment to exclude from rights given to natural persons, prohibit corporate spending on elections, and affirm power of Congress and States to regulate corporations and elections (S.J. Res. 33), S8463 [8DE]
Pharmaceuticals: prohibit marketing of authorized generic drugs, S1098 [2MR]
———prohibit marketing of authorized generic drugs (S. 373), S797 [16FE]
Political campaigns: reform financing of Senate elections (S. 750), S2262 [7AP]
———regulate political outreach through automated prerecorded phone messages (S. 1355), S4557 [13JY]
SEC: eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (H.R. 2940), S7160 [7NO], S7163 [8NO]
———eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions (S. 1831), S7283 [9NO], S7634 [17NO]
Reports filed
Access to Capital for Job Creators Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2940) (H. Rept. 112-263), H7165 [31OC]
Consideration of H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act and H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 453) (H. Rept. 112-265), H7255 [2NO]
Texts of
H. Res. 453, consideration of H.R. 2930, Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act and H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act, H7279 [3NO]
H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators Act, H7289 [3NO]