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HR 4179 114th Congress House

Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations requiring material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity to be mad… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations requiring material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity to be made available in a format that is machine-readable.

Introduced: December 3, 2015 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico 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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Government information and archivesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPolitical advertising
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Dec 3, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 3, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 4, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act

This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to require online public inspection files that must be uploaded to the Internet by television broadcast stations, AM or FM radio broadcast stations, cable operators, direct broadcast satellite service providers, or satellite digital audio radio service providers to be made available to the public in a machine-readable format that supports automated searching, bulk downloading, aggregation, manipulation, and sorting.

Public inspection files include political files that contain records of requests to purchase broadcast time by or on behalf of candidates for public office or to communicate a message relating to a political matter of national importance.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Sep 13, 2016
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Dec 15, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 3, 2015
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 3, 2015
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Dec 3, 2015
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4179: Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4179/
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