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Campaign Sunlight Act of 2013

Introduced: February 13, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 13, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Campaign Sunlight Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to direct the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to establish and operate a website (Campaign Accountability Site) through which members of the public may view the contents of political advertisements.

Requires the sponsor of a political advertisement to submit its contents to the FEC in a format the FEC may require. Requires the format to make the sources of such contents available on the website directly or through hyperlinks to the sources.

Requires the sponsor to submit an advertisement to the FEC within: (1) 24 hours after its dissemination, if it is disseminated during the 7 days before the election involved; or (2) 72 hours after dissemination during any other period.

What's happening now February 13, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4