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HR 2125 114th Congress House

Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2015

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revise its sponsorship identification rules so as to require the disclosure of the names of significant dono… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revise its sponsorship identification rules so as to require the disclosure of the names of significant donors to persons paying for or furnishing broadcast matter or origination cablecasting matter that is political matter or matter involving the discussion of a controversial issue of public importance.

Introduced: April 30, 2015 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesElections, voting, political campaign regulationFederal Communications Commission (FCC)
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Apr 30, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 30, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 1, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2015

Directs the Federal Communications Commission to revise its sponsorship identification rules to require the disclosure announcements required for broadcast matter 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 15
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 2, 2016
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 17, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Nov 4, 2015
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Oct 23, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 23, 2015
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 7, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 30, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 30, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2125: Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2125/
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"H.R. 2125: Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2125/.
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