S. 1989 115th Congress Senate

Honest Ads Act

Official title: A bill to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose informat… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: October 19, 2017 Introduced by: Amy Klobuchar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesBusiness recordsCongressional oversight

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Digital mediaElections, voting, political campaign regulationFederal Election Commission (FEC)Government information and archivesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaNews media and reportingPolitical advertisingSubversive activitiesTelevision and film

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Jun 26, 2018

Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held.

Oct 19, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Oct 19, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action June 26, 2018

Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honest Ads Act

This bill expands source disclosure requirements for political advertisements by (1) establishing that paid internet and paid digital communications may qualify as “public communications” or “electioneering communications” that may be subject to such requirements, and (2) imposing additional requirements relating to the form of such source disclosures and the information contained within. The bill also requires certain online platform companies to maintain publicly available records about qualified political advertisements that have been purchased on their platforms.

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