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119-s-4128119th Congress

No Self-Promotion with Public Dollars Act

Sponsored By: Senator Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

Introduced

Summary

Would ban Cabinet Members and senior appointees from using taxpayer money for self-promotional official advertising and partisan marketing. The bill would bar hiring political consulting or political advertising firms when financial ties exist and would require full, open competitive procurement for official advertisements.

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  • Cabinet Members and senior appointees: Would be prohibited from paying political consulting or advertising firms with federal funds to develop official ads when the official or their reporting appointees have financial relationships with the firm. It would also block fast-tracked contracts for those ads.
  • Political consulting and advertising firms: Would be excluded from some government advertising contracts if a Cabinet official or a reporting senior appointee is an officer of the firm or has a financial relationship with it. That limits opportunities tied to officials.
  • Agencies and public communications: Would have to follow full and open competition under federal procurement rules when buying official advertisements. Official ads would be barred from being used primarily for a Cabinet Member's self-promotion.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Limits Cabinet use of political firms

If enacted, the bill would stop a Cabinet Member from using federal money to hire a political consulting or advertising firm to make an official ad when the Cabinet Member or a senior appointee has a financial tie to the firm. It would bar using official government ads mainly to promote a Cabinet Member instead of a policy or program. It would require full and open competition when agencies hire firms for official ads, following chapter 33 of title 41 and part 6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, except where other law allows exceptions. These rules would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

NV • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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