US HB2125 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)
Status: Introduced on April 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2015 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.
Title
Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY] | Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] | Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA] |
| Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] |
| Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA] | Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA] | Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] | Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA] |
| Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA] | Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] |
| Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD] | Rep. Gene Green [D-TX] | Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH] | Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL] |
| Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY] | Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ] |
| Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] |
| Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. |
| 2015-04-30 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2015-04-30 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Science, technology, communications
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Science, technology, communications
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2125/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2125/BILLS-114hr2125ih.pdf |
