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H.R. 5307 98th Congress House

Fairness in Political Advertising Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to regulate political advertising in campaigns for Federal elective office.

Introduced: March 30, 1984 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Advertising and MarketingCommunications and BroadcastingPolitical advertisingTelevision
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Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 30, 1984
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 Latest action March 30, 1984

Referred to House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness in Political Advertising Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit paid televised political advertising to the voice and image of the candidate (or the candidate's alternative speaker) speaking into the camera for the duration of the advertisement. Requires identification of persons who paid for the broadcast of such advertisement.

Requires the backdrop of any televised political advertisement to: (1) be filmed or televised simultaneously with the speaker; and (2) be an actual event at the time of filming or televising. Prohibits staged reproductions of any event.

Authorizes citizens to: (1) file complaints with the Federal Election Commission for violations of this Act; and (2) institute civil actions in Federal district court for injunctions or restraining orders if the Commission does not act upon such citizens' complaints within a certain time.

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