ADVERTISING

Amendments

Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (S. Res. 289), S832, S834 [6FE]

Articles and editorials

Koch Brothers’ Ads Shameful, S1160 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see H.R. 4225), H2432 [13MR]

——— provide justice for victims of trafficking, stop exploitation through trafficking, and provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (see S. 2564), S4224 [7JY]

Dept. of Transportation: allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation (see H.R. 4156), H2255 [6MR]

——— ensure motor vehicle crash avoidance information is provided alongside of crashworthiness information where such information is made available to the public (see H.R. 4340), H2744 [27MR]

——— increase maximum penalty for unfair and deceptive practices relative to advertising of the costs of air transportation (see S. 2290), S2647 [5MY]

Drugs: address prescription opioid and heroin abuse (see S. 2504), S3863 [19JN]

——— improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see H.R. 4975), H5768 [25JN]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see S. 1921), S325 [14JA]

——— prohibit use of appropriated funds to provide technical assistance to nongovernmental entities for production of motion pictures, television shows, and other audiovisual programs (see H.R. 4072), H1880 [21FE]

FTC: establish regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals and improve laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children (see S. 2378), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 4711), H4784 [21MY]

——— prescribe rules prohibiting the marketing of firearms to children (see H.R. 5093), H6214 [14JY]

——— prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children (see S. 2047), S1174 [26FE] (see H.R. 4325), H2743 [27MR] (see H.R. 5010), H5818 [26JN]

——— report on the impact of the use of altered images of individuals in advertising and other promotional media for commercial products (see H.R. 4341), H2744 [27MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges (see H.R. 3953), H1480 [28JA]

Political campaigns: 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. 4529), H3363 [30AP]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 2516), S3938 [24JN]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 2023), S947 [12FE]

Senate: repeal certain requirements relative to newspaper advertising of Senate stationery contracts (see S. 2197), S1923 [1AP]

Taxation: deny any deduction for marketing directed at children to promote consumption of food of poor nutritional quality (see S. 2342), S3074 [15MY]

Telephones: criminalize the knowing use of commercial robocalls without prior express written consent of the recipient (see S. 1959), S486 [27JA]

——— improve enforcement of prohibitions on robocalls, including fraudulent robocalls (see S. 3010), S6788 [12DE]

Letters

Online advertising that contributes to human trafficking: Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Blackburn, H4517 [20MY]

——— Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Nadler, H4518 [20MY]

Transparent Airfares Act: Charlie Leocha, Travelers United, Inc., E1318 [1AU]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H6867 [28JY]

——— several organizations, H6866 [28JY], E1318 [1AU]

——— Susan Grant, Consumer Federation of America, E1318 [1AU]

Press releases

Maloney and Nadler Call on Village Voice Media To Shut Down Website Frequented by Sex Traffickers, H4518 [20MY]

Representatives Maloney and Blackburn Join Efforts To Address Online Promotion of Human Trafficking, H4518 [20MY]

Remarks in House

Americans for Prosperity (organization): analysis of advertising campaign in opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2154 [5MR]

Art Everywhere US (consortium): national outdoor art campaign using advertising media to showcase works of certain African-American artists, E1245 [28JY]

Crime: provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (H.R. 4225), H4486, H4515–H4522, H4531 [20MY], H4692 [21MY], H6664 [23JY], E833 [23MY]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for media campaign to promote alternative green technologies, H6084 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (H.R. 3527), H36–H39 [8JA]

Dept. of Transportation: allow advertisements and solicitations for passenger air transportation to state the base airfare of the transportation (H.R. 4156), H6866–H6868 [28JY], E1318 [1AU]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (H.R. 3308), H1947–H1950 [26FE]

FTC: report on the impact of the use of altered images of individuals in advertising and other promotional media for commercial products (H.R. 4341), H3251 [29AP]

——— study link between eating disorders and unrealistic body images depicted in advertising, H2152 [5MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require full disclosure by health exchange plans of abortion coverage and abortion premium surcharges, H7629 [17SE]

Phoenix, AZ: tribute to Polaris Project, Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and Cindy McCain for donating billboard space to raise public awareness on human trafficking, H242 [15JA]

Remarks in Senate

Americans for Prosperity (organization): analysis of advertising campaign in opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S1160 [26FE], S1257 [4MR], S1759 [26MR], S2409 [28AP]

Crime: provide justice for victims of trafficking, stop exploitation through trafficking, and provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts (S. 2564), S4294 [9JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program (H.R. 3527), S333 [14JA]

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: anniversary, S4139 [26JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products aimed at attracting minors, S4139 [26JN]

Olympic Games: discourage ambush marketing by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships (S. Res. 289), S834 [6FE]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, S610 [30JA], S2583, S2601 [1MY]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 148), S2072 [2AP]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (S. 2516), S3941 [24JN], S5352, S5361 [8SE]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (S. 2023), S949–S951 [12FE], S2072 [2AP]

Senate: repeal certain requirements relative to newspaper advertising of Senate stationery contracts (S. 2197), S2887 [8MY]

Supreme Court: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S2582, S2601 [1MY], S2842 [8MY], S3214 [21MY], S4892 [24JY], S5351, S5357, S5360 [8SE], S5393, S5397, S5407, S5419 [9SE], S5495, S5501 [10SE]

Reports filed

Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 429), S6388 [8DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 429) (S. Rept. 113–319), S6788 [12DE]

Poison Center Network Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3527) (H. Rept. 113–321), H19 [7JA]

Pushing the Envelope—Publishers Clearing House in the New Era of Direct Marketing: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 113–153), S2424 [28AP]

Repeal Certain Requirements Relative to Newspaper Advertising of Senate Stationery Contracts: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 2197), S2378 [10AP]

Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4225) (H. Rept. 113–451), H4433 [15MY]

Taxpayer Transparency Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3308) (H. Rept. 113–358), H1936 [25FE]

Transparent Airfares Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4156) (H. Rept. 113–554), H6813 [24JY]

Texts of

H.R. 3308, Taxpayer Transparency Act, H1947 [26FE]

H.R. 3527, Poison Center Network Act, H36 [8JA]

H.R. 4156, Transparent Airfares Act, H6866 [28JY]

H.R. 4225, Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act, H4515 [20MY]

S. 2023, Fair Elections Now Act, S951–S957 [12FE]

S. 2197, repeal certain requirements relative to newspaper advertising of Senate stationery contracts, S2887 [8MY]

S. Res. 289, discourage ambush marketing relative to Olympic Games by entities that adversely effect the ability of Team USA to attract sponsorships, S834 [6FE]