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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.

USA115th CongressHR-1439| House 
| Updated: 3/10/2017
Ben Ray Luján

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (74)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)

Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Mar 8, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  • March 8, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 8, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • March 10, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Science, Technology, Communications

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesElections, voting, political campaign regulationFederal Communications Commission (FCC)

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.

USA115th CongressHR-1439| House 
| Updated: 3/10/2017
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.
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Timeline
Mar 8, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  • March 8, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 8, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • March 10, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Ben Ray Luján

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (74)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)John Conyers (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)

Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesElections, voting, political campaign regulationFederal Communications Commission (FCC)