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Stand By Your Internet Ad Act of 2005

Introduced: April 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Apr 12, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stand By Your Internet Ad Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) apply to campaign communications transmitted through the Internet the same presentation requirements currently applicable to their counterpart authorized printed campaign communications, including communications expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate; (2) require communications paid for and authorized by a candidate, and communications paid for by other persons but authorized by a candidate, to include a clearly readable statement identifying the candidate and stating that he or she has approved the communication; (3) require such communications transmitted through the Internet to meet applicable requirements with respect to any audio and video portions; (4) subject to disclosure requirements campaign communications made through prerecorded telephone calls; and (5) provide for the treatment of prerecorded telephone calls as audio communications, thereby subjecting them to applicable requirements pertaining to communications transmitted through radio.

What's happening now April 12, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1580: Stand By Your Internet Ad Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1580/
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"H.R. 1580: Stand By Your Internet Ad Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1580/.
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H.R. 1580, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1580/.
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