ADVERTISING

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: recognize efforts of agricultural research and promotion boards to develop and strengthen markets for specific commodities while increasing sales, consumer awareness, and overall demand (see H. Res. 588), H3575 [13JY]

Business and industry: require clear disclosure of seller location and country-of-origin labeling for products advertised for sale on Internet and prohibit false and misleading representation of U.S. product origin (see S. 1421), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 6299), H5651 [8NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (see S. 176), S172 [31JA] (see H.R. 648), H574 [31JA]

——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs (see S. 557), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1249), H969 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: require drug manufacturers to submit transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see S. 935), S909 [22MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to develop campaign program to raise awareness regarding importance of cybersecurity in U.S. (see S. 1835), S1983 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: prevent conflicts of interest and promote competition in sale and purchase of digital advertising (see S. 1073), S1088 [30MR]

Elections: prohibit distribution of political communications containing deceptive audio generated by artificial intelligence which impersonates candidate’s voice and intends to injure reputation or deceive voters (see H.R. 4611), H3573 [13JY]

FCC: apply certain standards on volume of commercials to video streaming services (see S. 1127), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2422), H1691 [30MR]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 3324), S5540 [15NO] (see H.R. 800), H678 [2FE]

——— prohibit advertising of sportsbooks on any medium of electronic communication (see H.R. 967), H825 [9FE]

FDA: amend mission statement to require agency to address nation’s prescription opioid addiction epidemic (see S. 604), S568 [1MR]

FEC: enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about advertisements (see S. 486), S456 [16FE] (see H.R. 2599), H1724 [13AP]

——— prohibit distribution of materially deceptive artificial intelligence (AI)-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office (see S. 2770), S4388 [12SE]

——— prohibit political contributions and donations by publicly traded corporations (see S. 3173), S5257 [31OC]

Federal agencies and departments: report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (see H.R. 6467), H5902 [21NO]

FTC: amend Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act to update and expand coverage (see H.R. 2801), H1914 [24AP]

——— establish centralized system to allow individuals to request simultaneous deletion of their personal information across all data brokers (see S. 2121), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 4311), H3109 [22JN]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 1418), S1504 [3MY]

——— prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see S. 1231), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 2736), H1906 [20AP]

——— prohibit email service providers from using filtering algorithms to flag emails from political campaigns that consumers have elected to receive as spam (see H.R. 5495), H4345 [14SE]

——— prohibit targeted advertising by advertising facilitators and advertisers (see S. 2833), S4554 [18SE] (see H.R. 5534), H4380 [18SE]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging (see S. 2498), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 6543), H6079 [1DE]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2176), S2224 [22JN] (see H.R. 4340), H3141 [23JN]

——— require covered digital advertising platforms to report their public service advertisements (see S. 2423), S3458 [20JY]

——— submit report to Congress on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in advertising or marketing of firearms and issue regulations to prohibit such acts or practices (see S. 1737), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 3502), H2454 [18MY]

Health: modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 2748), H1907 [20AP]

——— prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in provision of health care services and require identification of license of health care professionals (see H.R. 896), H822 [9FE]

Information technology: provide targeted exceptions to immunity for providers and users of interactive computer services and reaffirm civil rights, victims’ rights, and consumer protections (see S. 560), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1231), H968 [28FE]

Medicare: rename Medicare Advantage program and prohibit private insurers from using ‘‘Medicare’’ in plan titles or advertisements (see H.R. 732), H628 [1FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (see S. 1250), S1294 [20AP] (see H.R. 5958), H5013 [13OC]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (see S. 512), S457 [16FE] (see H.R. 1118), H864 [21FE]

——— require advertisements to include statement if generative AI (artificial intelligence) was used to generate any image or video footage in such ads (see S. 1596), S1647 [15MY] (see H.R. 3044), H2124 [2MY]

SEC: address advertising by digital asset intermediaries (see S. 1357), S1418 [27AP]

Taxation: deny deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems (see S. 464), S455 [16FE]

——— provide tax incentives that support local newspapers and other local media (see H.R. 4756), H3857 [19JY]

Technology: require watermark for artificial intelligence (AI)-generated materials (see S. 2765), S4388 [12SE]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE] (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]

Letters

Evaluation of certain pistol stabilizing braces: Michael R. Curtis, ATF, H2842 [13JN]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (H.R. 648), H5941 [29NO]

——— prohibit funding for commodity check-off programs, H4552, H4553 [26SE]

Federal agencies and departments: report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (H.R. 6467), E1120 [21NO]

Political campaigns: provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities (H.R. 1118), H3192 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: prohibit certain design features, amplification of harmful content, and manipulative marketing targeted at children on Internet, S887 [22MR]

Climate: efforts of fossil fuel industry to deny and discredit science behind climate change, S4936 [4OC]

Kansas: tribute to One Pill Can Kill fentanyl awareness campaign, S4222 [6SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (S. 1250), S1297 [20AP], S4246 [7SE], S5624–S5627 [28NO]

——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (S. 1250), unanimous-consent request, S5625 [28NO]

Supreme Court: impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech relative to bipartisanship in addressing climate change, S4937 [4OC]

Reports filed

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1418), S5960 [13DE]

Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1421), S5960 [13DE]

Texts of

S. 1250, Drug-Price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act, S1297 [20AP]

S. Res. 350, develop academic curriculum on voting importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration, S4598 [19SE]