HR 5805 — Federal Government Advertising Equity Accountability Act

Summary

Requires federal agencies to report on their advertising service contract spending, broken down by total spending and spending with disadvantaged small businesses and women- and minority-owned businesses.
Requires agencies to include both prior-year actual expenditures and current-year estimated expenditures for these advertising contracts in their budget submissions.
The reporting requirement begins with fiscal year 2027 budget submissions and continues annually thereafter.

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Sponsor (1)

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC)

7 cosponsors

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

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Eleanor Holmes Norton’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

THE DONOHOE COMPANIES INC. $16,550
TGV ROCKETS $4,000
THE DONOHUE COMPANIES INC. $3,500
HILTON CORPORATION $3,300
RAM CUSTOM SERVICES $3,300

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Eleanor Holmes Norton → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

Oct 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. · house
Oct 21, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)

Introduced in House · Oct 21, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 21, 2025

Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Fields, and Mrs. Beatty) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget

A BILL

To require a report on expenditures for contracts for advertising services, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Federal Government Advertising Equity Accountability Act”.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON EXPENDITURES FOR CONTRACTS FOR ADVERTISING SERVICES.

(a) In General.—Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(40) the following information with respect to each executive agency:

“(A) Expenditures of the executive agency for the prior fiscal year for—

“(i) all contracts for advertising services; and

“(ii) contracts for the advertising services of—

“(I) socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4))); and

“(II) women- and minority-owned businesses.

“(B) Estimated expenditures of the executive agency for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for—

“(i) all contracts for advertising services; and

“(ii) contracts for the advertising services of—

“(I) socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4))); and

“(II) women- and minority-owned businesses.”.

(b) Application Date.—The amendment made by this Act shall apply to the report submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter. <all>

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