ADVERTISING

Bills and resolutions

Copyrights: grant owners of copyright in sound recordings the exclusive right to prohibit the broadcast transmission of the sound recordings by means of terrestrial radio stations (see H.R. 1914), H2751 [5AP]

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. 90), H2149 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate authority to make certain grants to support development, production, or marketing of alcoholic beverages and rescind CCC funds made available for such grants (see H.R. 2731), H4605 [25MY]

——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs (see S. 741), S2047 [28MR] (see H.R. 1753), H2515 [28MR]

——— prohibit mandatory or compulsory participation of producers in commodity check-off programs (see S. 740), S2047 [28MR] (see H.R. 1752), H2515 [28MR]

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 S. 374), S1161 [14FE] (see H.R. 1046), H1183 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit use of collected fees to advertise exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 182), H43 [3JA]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see S. 1131), S2964 [16MY] (see H.R. 2439), H4221 [16MY]

Dept. of Labor: 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 S. 515), S1577 [2MR] (see H.R. 1300), H1526 [2MR]

Dept. of Transportation: increase maximum penalty for unfair and deceptive practices relative to advertising costs of air transportation (see S. 1623), S4136 [24JY]

Drugs: improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (see S. 207), S444 [24JA]

——— reduce gap between Federal and State marijuana policy (see S. 780), S2152 [30MR] (see H.R. 1824), H2597 [30MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to disclose prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug (see S. 2157), S7297 [16NO]

FCC: require material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity, including political ad buying information, to be made available in a format that is machine-readable (see H.R. 1440), H1948 [8MR]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 1439), H1948 [8MR]

FDA: provide for reciprocal marketing approval of certain drugs, biological products, and devices that are authorized to be lawfully marketed abroad (see S. 2022), S6853 [26OC]

——— restrict direct-to-consumer drug advertising (see H.R. 4385), H9254 [14NO]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements (see S. 1989), S6642 [19OC] (see H.R. 4077), H8041 [19OC]

——— establish and operate a website for the public to view the contents of political advertisements and require sponsors of advertisements to furnish such contents (see H.R. 3837), H7532 [26SE]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 3141), H5375 [29JN]

——— prohibit funding for any media advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against use of a food or beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (see H.R. 1632), H2240 [20MR]

Financial institutions: establish fair and transparent practices relative to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3606), H6575 [28JY]

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 81), S204 [10JA] (see H.R. 444), H390 [11JA]

——— 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. 2187), S7819 [4DE] (see H.R. 4543), H9619 [4DE]

——— prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2566), H4388 [19MY]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 928), S2530 [25AP] (see H.R. 2119), H2845 [25AP]

Health: 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. 3928), H7749 [3OC]

Pharmaceuticals: improve access to affordable prescription drugs (see S. 771), S2099 [29MR] (see H.R. 1776), H2558 [29MR]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 1585), S4081 [19JY] (see H.R. 1134), H1298 [16FE]

——— reduce the influence of money through congressional regulation of contributions and expenditures and public disclosure of all contributions (see H. Res. 389), H4938 [15JN]

——— reform campaign finance system, establish nonpartisan redistricting commissions to draw congressional districts, establish automatic voter registration, and reduce certain conflicts of interest (see S. 1880), S6187 [27SE] (see H.R. 3537), H6572 [28JY] (see H.R. 3848), H7587 [27SE]

——— reform financing of Senate elections (see S. 1640), S4300 [26JY]

——— require corporations to disclose to shareholders amounts disbursed for certain political activity (see H.R. 4341), H8696 [9NO]

Russia: impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (see S. 94), S276 [11JA] (see H.R. 1751), H2515 [28MR]

Senior citizens: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors, increase public awareness of the impact of such fraud, and provide education on how to identify and combat fraudulent activity (see S. 547), S1639 [7MR]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 501), H6654 [5SE]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: support companies promoting inclusiveness and opposing Executive order suspending issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees, H1015 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS: address rising cost of prescription drugs, H5480 [12JY]

——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices, H1450 [1MR]

FBI: tribute to public-private partnership with digital billboards, E1619 [29NO]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (H.R. 2566), E679 [19MY]

Political campaigns: reform campaign finance system, H7358 [13SE]

Purdue Pharma L.P.: investigation into manufacturing and sale practices of OxyContin, H5773 [13JY]

Russia: impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities, H5212, H5213 [27JN], H5871 [14JY], H5989 [19JY], H6123, H6133 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate

Brand USA (organization): reauthorize, S3355 [8JN]

Drugs: improve prosecution of the sale and distribution of synthetic drugs known as analogues (S. 207), S1832 [15MR], S3167 [25MY]

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (S. 81), S4715 [2AU]

Pharmaceuticals: improve access to affordable prescription drugs (S. 771), S2146 [30MR]

——— require disclosure of wholesale acquisition cost of a drug in direct-to-consumer drug advertising and in marketing to prescribers, S7246 [15NO]

Russia: impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities, S611 [2FE], S2823 [9MY], S3301, S3302, S3304, S3314, S3316 [7JN], S3346 [8JN], S3382 [12JN], S3413, S3414, S3441–S3445, S3447 [13JN], S3464, S3467, S3471–S3474, S3479 [14JN], S3505, S3507–S3512, S3530, S3537, S3539, S3551 [15JN], S3659 [21JN], S3745 [26JN], S3840 [29JN]

——— impose sanctions in response to cyber intrusions, aggression, and destabilizing activities (S. 94), S224 [11JA], S1534 [1MR], S1566, S1587 [2MR], S1673–S1679, S1682 [8MR]

Reports filed

Seniors Fraud Prevention Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 81) (S. Rept. 115–141), S4667 [1AU]

Texts of

S. 81, Seniors Fraud Prevention Act, S4715 [2AU]

S. 1640, Fair Elections Now Act, S4304–S4310 [26JY]

S. 2157, Drug-Price Transparency in Communications Act, S7301 [16NO]