# 119-s-4128: No Self-Promotion with Public Dollars Act

119-s-4128, No Self-Promotion with Public Dollars Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV); status introduced (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4128
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Self-Promotion with Public Dollars Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits Cabinet use of political firms: mixed, medium. 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 M…

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- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
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## Sources
- [119-s-4128 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4128)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-5215: Cleaner Transportation Access for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5215)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4128 (as of 2026-09-26).