To require a Federal agency to include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense.
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on February 25, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2014 - Requires each communication funded by a federal agency that is an advertisement, or that provides information about any federal program, benefit, or service to clearly state: (1) in the case of a printed communication, including mass mailings, signs, and billboards, that the communication is printed or published at taxpayer expense; and (2) in the case of a communication transmitted through radio, television, or the Internet, that the communication is produced or disseminated at taxpayer expense. Requires such notification to state that a communication is provided by the U.S. government, rather than at taxpayer expense, if the communication is funded entirely by user fees or by other sources that do not include federal funds.
Requires any such printed communication: (1) to be of sufficient size to be clearly readable; and (2) to the extent feasible, to be contained in a printed box set apart from the other contents of the communication and to be printed with a reasonable degree of color contrast between the background and the printed statement. Sets forth similar requirements for audio, video, and email communications.
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop and issue guidance on implementing the requirements of this Act.
Prohibits judicial review of the compliance or noncompliance with any provision of this Act.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 113-358.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 113-358.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 266.
Mr. Farenthold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. (consideration: CR H1947)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1947-1950)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3308.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1947-1948)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1947-1948)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.