Federal Government Advertising Equity Accountability Act

Bill Number

H.R. 5805

Origin Chamber

House

Congress

119th Congress, Session 1

Policy Area

Government Operations and Politics

Status

Introduced

Latest Action

2025-10-21: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

Last Updated

2025-12-09T21:05:19Z

AI-Generated Summary

Purpose

The legislation aims to increase transparency in federal spending on advertising services by requiring executive agencies to report expenditures on such contracts, with specific breakdowns for contracts awarded to certain small businesses.

Key Provisions

• Amends section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code (which governs the content of the President's annual budget submission to Congress).
• Adds a new reporting requirement (paragraph 40) for each executive agency, covering:
• Actual expenditures from the prior fiscal year on all contracts for advertising services.
• Actual expenditures from the prior fiscal year on contracts for advertising services awarded to socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns (as defined under the Small Business Act's 8(a) program) and to women- and minority-owned businesses.
• Estimated expenditures for the upcoming fiscal year in the same categories.
• Applies beginning with the budget report for fiscal year 2027 and continues for all subsequent years.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Introduces a new mandatory data collection and reporting obligation into the existing federal budget process under title 31, United States Code.
• Expands the scope of information included in annual budget submissions without altering any underlying contracting or spending authorities.

Potential Impacts

• Government agencies: Requires additional tracking and reporting of advertising contract data, which may increase administrative workload for budget and procurement offices.
• Citizens: Provides greater public visibility into federal advertising expenditures and the distribution of those contracts among specific business categories.
• International relations: No direct effects identified.

Main Stakeholders Affected

• All executive branch agencies that submit budget requests.
• Congress, which will receive the new data in annual budget documents.
• Socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, women-owned businesses, and minority-owned businesses, due to enhanced transparency on contracting patterns.

Notable Legal, Constitutional, or Political Implications

• Creates a statutory reporting mandate focused on equity in federal contracting for advertising services.
• Operates within Congress's established authority over budget oversight and does not appear to raise constitutional concerns regarding separation of powers or agency authority.

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Sponsor

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

Cosponsors (7)

Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]

Recent Actions

• 2025-10-21: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
• 2025-10-21: Introduced in House
• 2025-10-21: Introduced in House

Bill Versions

• Federal Government Advertising Equity Accountability Act — issued 2025-10-21 — PDF (3 pages)