HR 1439 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 2017

Introduced Mar 8, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Ben Ray Luján D-NM

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Latest action · Mar 10, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 8, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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 74

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2017 to Dec 19, 2018; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMar 8, 2017
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMar 8, 2017
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-CARaul RuizOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-CARo KhannaOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalMar 8, 2017
D-CATed LieuMar 16, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernMar 27, 2017
D-CASalud O. CarbajalMay 18, 2017
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyMay 19, 2017
D-PABrendan F. BoyleJun 6, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineJun 6, 2017
D-NYGrace MengAug 4, 2017
D-NYKathleen M. RiceJan 9, 2018
D-CAMark TakanoFeb 5, 2018
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderMar 5, 2018
D-CTJames A. HimesMar 6, 2018
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMar 22, 2018
D-FLDarren SotoMay 15, 2018
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterMay 23, 2018
D-NCDavid E. PriceJun 21, 2018
D-MEChellie PingreeJun 26, 2018
D-OREarl BlumenauerJun 28, 2018
D-PAConor LambJul 10, 2018
D-WIRon KindJul 11, 2018
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeJul 11, 2018
D-CAScott H. PetersJul 12, 2018
D-WAAdam SmithJul 16, 2018
D-TXBeto O'RourkeJul 18, 2018
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJul 19, 2018
D-NYBrian HigginsJul 23, 2018
D-OHJoyce BeattyJul 23, 2018
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJul 23, 2018
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJul 23, 2018
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyJul 24, 2018
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJul 24, 2018
D-CAMark DeSaulnierJul 24, 2018
D-MASeth MoultonJul 24, 2018
D-HITulsi GabbardJul 25, 2018
D-CAJared HuffmanJul 26, 2018
D-NYJerrold NadlerJul 26, 2018
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchJul 26, 2018
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Aug 3, 2018
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzSep 20, 2018
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalSep 25, 2018
D-TNJim CooperSep 25, 2018
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Nov 20, 2018
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleDec 19, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 8, 2017
Communications and Technology Subcommittee
Referred Mar 10, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 10, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  2. Mar 8, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Mar 8, 2017Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 40, March 8, 2017, page H1949.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5015Honest Campaigns Act of 2019Reintroduced BillNov 12, 2019

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 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2017Introduced in House

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