,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hedb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #f1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi 7for himself1 
,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4      
,maloney of ,new ,york1 and ,mr4        
,clyburn7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
prohibit the use of ,federal funds by   
the ,department of ,health and ,human   
,services1 before ,november #c1 #bjbj1  
on a public service announcement and    
advertising campaign intended to        
positively influence public perception1 
misrepresent facts1 or encourage risky  
behavior1 regarding the ,,covid-#ai     
pandemic4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,defeat ,pandemic   
,propaganda ,act of #bjbj4  #b4         
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7   
over #bjj1jjj ,americans have died of   
,,covid-#ai2  7#b7 there is no vaccine  
for ,,covid-#ai approved by the ,food   
and ,drug ,administration2  7#c7 on     

,august #ca1 #bjbj1 the ,department of  
,health and ,human ,services signed an  
approximately #bej1jjj1jjj contract for 
a public service announcement and       
advertising campaign to1 in part1 defeat
 despair and inspire hope1 sharing best 
practices for businesses to operate in  
the new normal and instill confidence to
 return to work and restart the economy 
amidst the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2 and    
7#d7 a presidential election is to be   
held on ,november #c1 #bjbj1            
approximately #b months from the date   
the contract was signed4  #c4 ,sense of 
,congress ,it is the sense of the       
,congress that-- 7#a7 a public service  
announcement and advertising campaign to
 promote a return to previous activities
 amidst the ,,covid-#ai pandemic could  
encourage ,americans to defy            
recommendations by ,federal1 ,state1 and
 local public health authorities2 and   
7#b7 a public service announcement and  
advertising campaign promoting a        
positive outlook on a pandemic that has 

resulted in the deaths of over #bjj1jjj 
,americans1 to air in the weeks         
preceding a presidential election1 would
 be an unethical use of ,federal funds4 
#d4 ,no ,federal funds for public       
service announcement and advertising    
campaign ,no ,federal funds may be      
obligated or expended by the ,department
 of ,health and ,human ,services1 before
 ,november #c1 #bjbj1 on a public       
service announcement and advertising    
campaign intended-- 7#a7 to positively  
influence public perception regarding   
the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2  7#b7 to      
misrepresent facts regarding the        
,,covid-#ai pandemic2 or  7#c7 to       
encourage engagement in activities that 
carry an undue risk of contracting      
,,covid-#ai4