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Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015

Introduced: January 28, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 28, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 28, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015

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 28, 2015

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

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