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HR 4271 114th Congress House Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Marketing and advertising News media and reporting Public contracts and procurement

End EPA Advertising Act

Introduced: December 17, 2015 Introduced by: Smith, Jason Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 30, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Dec 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Dec 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Dec 16, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 16, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End EPA Advertising Act

This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from awarding contracts for public relations, market research, or other similar activities.

What's happening now September 30, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Dec 17, 2015
Bishop, Mike
· Dec 17, 2015
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Dec 17, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4271: End EPA Advertising Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4271/
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"H.R. 4271: End EPA Advertising Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4271/.
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H.R. 4271, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4271/.
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