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HR 6253 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Digital media Health programs administration and funding Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media

To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from using any Federal funds to conduct or support a video contest on the Internet or by means of other media.

Introduced: June 27, 2018 Introduced by: Norman, Ralph Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Jul 10, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jun 27, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Natural Resources, 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.
Jun 27, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from using federal funds to conduct or support a video contest on the Internet or by other media.

What's happening now July 10, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6253: To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from using any Federal funds to conduct or support a video contest on the Internet or by means of other media.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6253/
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"H.R. 6253: To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from using any Federal funds to conduct or support a video contest on the Internet or by means of other media.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6253/.
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H.R. 6253, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6253/.
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[H.R. 6253: To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from using any Federal funds to conduct or support a video contest on the Internet or by means of other media.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6253/)
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