HR 1439
115th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Mar 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 8, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017
This bill 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
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