H.R. 5015 · 116th Congress
Honest Campaigns Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ben Luján
- Introduced
- 2019-11-08
- Latest action
- 2019-11-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Summary
Honest Campaigns Act of 2019
This bill 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.