3.0.0 8459 2023-01-11T13:44:51Z 2023-01-11T13:44:51Z House HR 2020-09-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 30, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LOFGREN:H.R. 8459.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8[Page H5106]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2020-09-30T13:00:10Z Judicial Ads Act 116 4183 S 2020-07-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2020-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2020-09-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 N J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2020-09-30 True C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2020-10-09 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-10-13 False Government Operations and Politics Corporate finance and management Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Foreign and international corporations Government information and archives Judges Political advertising Political parties and affiliation Tax-exempt organizations Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-09-30 Introduced in House 2020-12-02T19:13:12Z Judicial Ads Act

This bill establishes requirements for federal judicial nomination communications (i.e., advertisements).

First, the bill requires a covered organization (e.g., corporation, labor organization, or political committee) that spends more than $50,000 in a calendar year on federal judicial nomination communications to file a statement with the Federal Election Commission. Further, the bill outlines the timing requirements for the statement and its required contents, including the disclosure of certain donors.

Next, the bill requires federal judicial nomination communications to contain disclaimers that identify the person who funded the communication.

Finally, it prohibits foreign nationals and foreign-influenced corporations from funding a federal judicial nomination communication.

]]> Judicial Ads Act Display Title Judicial Ads Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Judicial Ads Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require organizations that spend more than $50,000 on Federal judicial nomination communications to file statements disclosing donors and certain other information with the Federal Election Commission. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8459ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8459ih.xml 2020-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.