HR 679
116th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional elections
Digital media
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Political advertising
Political parties and affiliation
Political Accountability and Transparency Act
Introduced: January 17, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Political Accountability and Transparency Act
This bill restricts the use of certain political funds and revises requirements for political communications. Specifically, the bill
- prohibits the personal use of political committee funds;
- treats coordinated expenditures, as defined by the bill, as campaign contributions, thereby subjecting them to limits and disclosure requirements;
- applies disclosure requirements for electioneering communications to Internet or digital communications; and
- requires persons paying for political communications to make their best efforts to determine the true source of the funds used.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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