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HR 5016 116th 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: November 8, 2019 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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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Nov 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 12, 2019

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 certain online public inspection files to be made available to the public in a machine-readable format that supports automated searching, bulk downloading, aggregation, manipulation, sorting, and analysis.

Online public inspection files (including 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) are 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 17
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Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 8, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 8, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 8, 2019
COOPER, JAMES
· Nov 8, 2019
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Nov 8, 2019
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Nov 8, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 8, 2019
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Nov 8, 2019
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Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 8, 2019
Loebsack, David
· Nov 8, 2019
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 8, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 8, 2019
McNerney, Jerry
· Nov 8, 2019
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Nov 8, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 8, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 8, 2019
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Nov 8, 2019
Sarbanes, John
· Nov 8, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 8, 2019
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 8, 2019
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Takano, Mark
California · Nov 8, 2019
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 8, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Nov 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5016: Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5016/
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"H.R. 5016: Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5016/.
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H.R. 5016, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5016/.
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