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Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2013

Introduced: December 3, 2014 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 14, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 14, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2013 - Requires each communication funded by a federal agency for advertising or educational purposes to clearly state: (1) in the case of a printed communication, including mass mailings, signs, and billboards, that the communication is printed and published at taxpayer expense; and (2) in the case of a communication transmitted through radio, television, or the Internet, that the communication is produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense. Requires any such printed communication, including e-mails, to be of sufficient size to be clearly readable, to be 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. Exempts from such requirements: (1) information in or relating to a solicitation for offers for a federal contract or applications or submissions of a bid or proposal for a federal grant or other means of funding under a federal program; and (2) advertisements for employment opportunities, not including advertising materials developed for use in recruiting and retaining personnel for the Armed Forces.

What's happening now January 14, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1921: Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1921/
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"S. 1921: Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1921/.
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S. 1921, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1921/.
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