Streamlining Rural Housing Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 2423

119th Congress

Streamlining Rural Housing Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 23, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Dan Sullivan

Senator

Republican

AK

Cosponsors

1

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Policy Area

Science, Technology, Communications

Summary

The Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act would require major digital advertising platforms to report annually to the Federal Trade Commission about their free public service advertising, particularly advertisements for mental, behavioral, and physical health resources. The goal is to provide more transparency and information to Congress and the public about how digital platforms are supporting access to important health services.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

SponsorDan Sullivan (R-AK)

Introduced7/23/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

ChamberSenate

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Streamlining Rural Housing Act of 2025

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The Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act would require major digital advertising platforms to report annually to the Federal Trade Commission about their free public service advertising, particularly advertisements for mental, behavioral, and physical health resources. The goal is to provide more transparency and information to Congress and the public about how digital platforms are supporting access to important health services.

Bill Number: 2423
Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Introduced: 7/23/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Policy Area: Science, Technology, Communications

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Fact Sheet

Title: Streamlining Rural Housing Act of 2025
Bill Number: 2423
Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced: 7/23/2025
Summary: The Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act would require major digital advertising platforms to report annually to the Federal Trade Commission about their free public service advertising, particularly advertisements for mental, behavioral, and physical health resources. The goal i

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

The Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act would require major digital advertising platforms to report annually to the Federal Trade Commission about their free public service advertising, particularly advertisements for mental, behavioral, and physical health resources. The goal is to provide more transparency and information to Congress and the public about how digital platforms are supporting access to important health services.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

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.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires digital advertising platforms with over 100 million monthly users to report annually to the FTC on their free public service advertising, especially for mental health resources
Aims to increase transparency around how digital platforms are supporting access to mental, behavioral, and physical health services through their advertising
FTC must provide Congress with a summary of the reported information

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, major digital platforms like social media, search engines, and apps would be required to disclose details about their mental health-related public service advertising. This could shed light on how these influential companies are (or aren't) leveraging their platforms to connect people with important health resources. The broader public and policymakers would gain a better understanding of this issue.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Subjects

Congressional oversight

Digital media

Government information and archives

Health promotion and preventive care

Internet, web applications, social media

Marketing and advertising

Mental health

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2423, 119th Congress (2025). "Streamlining Rural Housing Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2423

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