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Identification and Disclosure Act

Introduced: October 28, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Oct 28, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require communications which consist of prerecorded telephone calls to meet the disclosure and disclaimer requirements applicable to general public campaign communications transmitted through radio.

Requires the audio statement to: (1) be made at the beginning of the telephone call; and (2) clearly state the name and permanent street address of the person making the disbursement for the call (disbursing person).

Requires the telephone number which will appear in the recipient's caller identificaton device to be the telephone number used in the disbursing person's regular course of business, without regard to whether or not the person placed the telephone call itself.

What's happening now October 28, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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