H.R. 1572: STOP Act
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H.R. 1572: STOP Act
113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-15 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
STOP Act
Plain summary
Stopping Taxpayer Outlays for Propaganda Act or STOP Act - Prohibits the use of any part of any appropriation contained in any Act for print, radio, television or any other media advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or non-alcoholic beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] · 11 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Andy Barr (R-KY), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Steve Womack (R-AR)
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr1572.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr1572 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113