Federal Government Advertising Equity Accountability Act

Bill: 118-hr-6467
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-11-21
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2023-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6467 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 21, 2023 Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Clarke of New York , and Ms. Lee of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To require a report on expenditures for contracts for advertising services, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Government Advertising Equity Accountability Act . 2. Report on expenditures for contracts for advertising services (a) In general Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (40) the following information with respect to each executive agency: (A) Expenditures of the executive agency for the prior fiscal year for— (i) all contracts for advertising services; and (ii) contracts for the advertising services of— (I) socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4) )); and (II) women- and minority-owned businesses. (B) Estimated expenditures of the executive agency for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for— (i) all contracts for advertising services; and (ii) contracts for the advertising services of— (I) socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4) )); and (II) women- and minority-owned businesses. . (b) Application date The amendment made by this Act shall apply to the report submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter.