Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 3/10/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- 2017-03-08Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2017-03-08Introduced in House
- 2017-03-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-08 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- John Yarmuth (D-KY)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ)
- G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- John Sarbanes (D-MD)
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)
- David Loebsack (D-IA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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