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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

Introduced: March 8, 2017 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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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 March 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 49
All 49 Democratic 41
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Dec 19, 2018
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Nov 20, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 20, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 26, 2018
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jul 25, 2018
Delaney, John
· Jul 24, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 24, 2018
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jul 24, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 24, 2018
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 23, 2018
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 23, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 23, 2018
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Jul 19, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jul 18, 2018
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 16, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 12, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 11, 2018
Lamb, Conor
· Jul 10, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 26, 2018
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 23, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 15, 2018
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2018
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Mar 5, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 5, 2018
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Aug 4, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 6, 2017
Esty, Elizabeth
· May 19, 2017
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 18, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 16, 2017
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 8, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 8, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 8, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1439: Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1439/
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"H.R. 1439: Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1439/.
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