End EPA Advertising Act

H.R. 4271 · 114th Congress · Dec 16, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from awarding contracts for public relations, market research, or other similar activities.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “End EPA Advertising Act”.

Sec. 2 Prohibition on public relations contracting by Environmental Protection Agency

(a)

Prohibition— The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not award any contract for public relations, market research, or other similar activities.

(b)

Definitions— In this Act:

(1)

Public relations— The term “public relations” includes writing services, event planning and management, media relations, radio and television analysis, and press services.

(2)

Market research— The term “market research” includes telephone and field interviews, focus testing, and surveys.

(c)

Effective date— This section shall apply with respect to contracts awarded on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Dec 16, 2015viewing Introduced in House Mr. Smith of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was 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

End EPA Advertising Act

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Prohibition on public relations contracting by Environmental Protection Agency

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