Campaign Sunlight Act of 2015
Latest action · Jan 14, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 14, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Campaign Sunlight Act of 2015
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to direct the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to establish and operate a website (Campaign Accountability Site) through which members of the public may view the contents of political advertisements.
Requires the sponsor of a political advertisement to submit its contents to the FEC in a format the FEC may require. Requires the format to make the sources of such contents available on the website directly or through hyperlinks to the sources.
Requires the sponsor to submit an advertisement to the FEC within: (1) 24 hours after its dissemination, if it is disseminated during the 7 days before the election involved; or (2) 72 hours after dissemination during any other period.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 14, 2015 to Jan 27, 2015, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Jan 21, 2015 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 27, 2015 |
Actions 2
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- Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 14, 2015Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
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- Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House
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