Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2015
Latest action · May 1, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2015 to Sep 28, 2016; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 18, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 18, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Dec 3, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Dec 11, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Feb 2, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Feb 2, 2016 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 28, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2015 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred May 1, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 30, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 64, April 30, 2015, page H2770.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-98 | EXAMINING LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID113 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Serial No. 114-43 | FCC REAUTHORIZATION: IMPROVING COMMISSION TRANSPARENCY, PART II86 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 15, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revise its sponsorship identification rules so as to require the disclosure of the names of significant donors to persons paying for or furnishing broadcast matter or origination cablecasting matter that is political matter or matter involving the discussion of a controversial issue of public importance.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in House
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