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SENATE 2423118th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

ADS for Mental Health Services Act

Last Action
7/20/2023

Actions

  • 2023-07-20Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • 2023-07-20Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2023-07-20 (00)

Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act or the ADS for Mental Health Services Act

This bill requires certain digital advertising platforms to annually report to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about their free public service advertising, with a particular focus on advertisements for mental, behavioral, and physical health resources. Additionally, the FTC must provide Congress with a summary of the reported information.

The reporting requirement applies to social media platforms, search engines or other public-facing websites, online services, and applications that sell digital advertising space and have more than 100 million unique monthly users.

Cosponsors (1)

  • Gary Peters (D-MI)

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Digital media
  • Government information and archives
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Mental health
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