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HR 3585 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Political advertising Telephone and wireless communication

Stand By Every Ad Act of 2011

Introduced: December 7, 2011 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stand By Every Ad Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the identification of funding and authorizing sources in communications expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate (as under current law) or which consist of the functional equivalent of express advocacy.

Prescribes special rules for express advocacy radio and television communications which are not authorized by a candidate, an authorized political committee of a candidate, or its agents. Requires individual disclosure statements about the head of the entity paying for the communication and about any other person that disbursed funds to the entity to finance the communication.

Requires disclosure of such identifying information within audio and video communications made through the Internet or e-mail.

Applies such disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls.

What's happening now December 7, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3585: Stand By Every Ad Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3585/
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"H.R. 3585: Stand By Every Ad Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3585/.
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H.R. 3585, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3585/.
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