ADVERTISING

Amendments

FTC: require covered digital advertising platforms to report their public service advertisements (S. 414), S8581 [9DE]

Bills and resolutions

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. 294), S480 [29JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (see H.R. 1086), H554 [6FE]

——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs (see S. 1848), S3058 [21MY] (see H.R. 3516), H2198 [20MY]

Dept. of Commerce: prohibit market or product-focused research on children and minors (see H.R. 6273), H4895 [21NO]

Dept. of HHS: carry out public awareness campaign on importance of father inclusion and engagement in improving overall health outcomes during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum (see S. 2131), S3470 [18JN] (see H.R. 5828), H4553 [24OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit certain advertising relative to Immigration Detention Ombudsman (see H.R. 259), H88 [9JA]

Dept. of Justice: prevent conflicts of interest and promote competition in sale and purchase of digital advertising (see S. 1060), S1743 [13MR]

——— promote public service announcement campaigns targeted at youth substance use prevention (see S. 1611), S2774 [6MY] (see H.R. 6902), H6115 [18DE]

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. 2495), S4817 [29JY] (see H.R. 4954), H3692 [12AU]

Dept. of Transportation: produce and distribute national public safety messaging campaign on dangers of illegal passing of school buses (see H.R. 2348), H1273 [25MR]

FCC: require disclosures relative to robocalls using artificial intelligence (AI) and provide for enhanced penalties for certain violations involving AI voice or text message impersonation (see S. 3354), S8507 [4DE] (see H.R. 1027), H503 [5FE]

FDA: allow for approval of abbreviated new drug application submitted by subsequent applicant in case of failure by first applicant to commence commercial marketing within certain period (see H.R. 1051), H553 [6FE]

——— ban drug manufacturers from using direct-to-consumer advertising, including social media, to promote their products (see S. 2068), S3389 [12JN] (see H.R. 4605), H3552 [22JY]

——— protect integrity of honey marketed in U.S. (see S. 1028), S1742 [13MR] (see H.R. 2162), H1162 [14MR]

——— provide for regulation of certain communications regarding prescription drugs (see S. 652), S1126 [20FE]

——— require enforcement against misbranded egg alternatives (see S. 2929), S6832 [29SE] (see H.R. 5659), H4508 [30SE]

——— restrict direct-to-consumer drug advertising (see S. 483), S793 [5FE] (see H.R. 1117), H583 [7FE]

——— revise and extend user fee program for over-the-counter monograph drugs (see S. 2292), S4369 [15JY] (see H.R. 4273), H3188 [2JY]

FEC: place reasonable limits on contributions to Super PACs which make independent expenditures (see H.R. 2352), H1300 [26MR]

——— prohibit distribution of materially deceptive artificial intelligence (AI)-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office (see S. 1213), S1924 [31MR] (see H.R. 5272), H4237 [10SE]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit agencies from using Federal funds for publicity or propaganda purposes, including creation of mascots or distribution of ‘swag’ merchandise (see S. 210), S334 [23JA] (see H.R. 757), H402 [28JA]

——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (see H.R. 5805), H4548 [21OC]

Foreign countries: require certain disclosures on advertisements paid for by foreign governments or foreign persons (see H.R. 5956), H4583 [7NO]

FTC: establish centralized system to allow individuals to request simultaneous deletion of their personal information across all data brokers (see S. 1287), S2172 [3AP] (see H.R. 2612), H1412 [2AP]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 836), S1496 [4MR]

——— prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services (see S. 589), S971 [13FE] (see H.R. 846), H430 [31JA]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging (see S. 314), S480 [29JA] (see H.R. 1479), H727 [21FE]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 1663), S2799 [7MY] (see H.R. 3243), H1909 [7MY]

——— require covered digital advertising platforms to report their public service advertisements (see S. 414), S666 [5FE]

Health: modernize prescription verification process for contact lenses and clarify consumer protections regarding false advertising of contact lenses (see H.R. 4282), H3188 [2JY]

Medicare: require any advertisement of Medicare Advantage plan to include information on rates of prior authorization denials under such plan (see H.R. 6111), H4770 [18NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (see S. 229), S335 [23JA] (see H.R. 3789), H2506 [5JN] (see H.R. 4623), H3553 [22JY]

Postal Service: require solicitations sent in mail to be clearly identified as solicitations (see H.R. 1580), H836 [25FE]

Taxation: deny deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for certain drugs (see S. 1785), S2952 [15MY] (see H.R. 3010), H1623 [24AP]

——— impose tax on digital advertising services (see H.R. 6335), H4966 [1DE]

——— provide tax incentives that support local newspapers and other local media (see H.R. 1753), H917 [27FE] (see H.R. 4514), H3473 [17JY]

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. 390), S6648 [16SE] (see H. Res. 756), H4489 [19SE]

Cost Estimates

Advancing Digital Support (ADS) for Mental Health Services Act (S. 414): CBO, S4810 [29JY]

Remarks in House

California: court decision on legislation to ban satire and parody in political advertisements, H3850 [4SE]

——— investigate Covered California health insurance marketplace for potential Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violation relative to use of tracker and disclosure of data for marketing purposes, H1804 [1MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide for regulation of prescription drug advertising, H4271 [15SE]

Federal agencies and departments: report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (H.R. 5805), E988 [21OC]

FTC: extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see H.R. 6291), H4901 [25NO]

——— prescribe rules prohibiting disinformation in advertising of abortion services, H341 [23JA]

——— prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging (H.R. 1479), H1647–H1650 [28AP]

——— require health warning labeling of foods and impose restrictions on advertisements directed at children for purpose of reducing childhood diabetes (see H.R. 6294), H4901 [25NO]

Travel and tourism: increase investments in travel industry to modernize infrastructure, improve staffing, and enhance marketing efforts, H2404 [3JN]

Remarks in Senate

Climate: efforts of fossil fuel industry to deny and discredit science behind climate change, S1402–S1412 [26FE], S4288–S4292 [9JY], S6507–S6509 [9SE]

FDA: ban drug manufacturers from using direct-to-consumer advertising, including social media, to promote their products (S. 2068), S8525 [8DE]

FTC: require covered digital advertising platforms to report their public service advertisements (S. 414), S8581, S8582 [9DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (S. 229), S337 [23JA], S4585–S4587 [23JY], S8251 [20NO]

——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (S. 229), unanimous-consent request, S4587 [23JY]

Reports filed

Advancing Digital Support (ADS) for Mental Health Services Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 414) (S. Rept. 119–32), S3532 [25JN]

Hotel Fees Transparency Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 314) (S. Rept. 119–15), S2607 [28AP]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1479) (H. Rept. 119–71), H1622 [24AP]

Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Amendments: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4273) (H. Rept. 119–300), H4409 [17SE]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2292), S6401 [8SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1479, Hotel Fees Transparency Act, H1647–H1649 [28AP]

S. 229, Drug-Price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act, S337 [23JA]

S. 652, Protecting Patients From Deceptive Drug Ads Act, S1129 [20FE]

S. Res. 390, develop academic curriculum on importance of voting, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration, S6651 [16SE]