US HB5015 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-0)
Status: Introduced on November 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revise its sponsorship identification rules. Specifically, the FCC must require a disclosure announcement for broadcast or origination cablecasting matter that is political or that involves the discussion of a controversial issue of public importance to include the names of significant donors to the person whose identity is required to be disclosed in such an announcement.
Title
Honest Campaigns Act of 2019
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-12 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. |
| 2019-11-08 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2019-11-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Science, technology, communications
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Science, technology, communications
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5015/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5015/BILLS-116hr5015ih.pdf |
