Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
This bill is known as the No Self-Promotion with Public Dollars Act. It stops certain high-ranking government officials from using taxpayer money to hire political consulting, advertising, and marketing firms if they have a financial link to those companies. The legislation also stops these officials from speeding up the competitive open bidding process when they contract for official advertisements. Furthermore, the bill bans Cabinet Members from using official advertisements primarily for self-promotion. By keeping a close eye on how our elected and appointed officials spend our money, this bill holds them accountable to the people.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill increases accountability by preventing officials from using public funds for self-promotion and restricting financial conflicts of interest.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The requirement for full and open competitive bidding procedures may provide more opportunities for diverse firms to compete for government advertising contracts.
Would high-income households be better off under this?
The bill restricts the ability of high-level political figures to maintain financial relationships with lucrative consulting and marketing firms.
Section 3 stops Cabinet Members from using federal funds to hire political consulting or advertising firms if the Cabinet Member or their reporting staff have a financial relationship with those firms, which protects taxpayers from conflicts of interest and ensures public money is not used for insider deals.
Section 4 requires Cabinet Members to follow all full and open competitive procedures under existing law when entering into contracts for official advertisements, which keeps the bidding process fair and open to everyone.
Section 5 prohibits Cabinet Members from using official advertisements for the primary purpose of self-promotion, which stops officials from using public funds to boost their own personal images.
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Jacky Rosen (D-NV)· Sep 24, 2026
Offered, and not voted on yet.
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.