[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2125 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2125

     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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 2015

   Mr. Yarmuth (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
Butterfield, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Michael 
   F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Ben Ray Lujaan of New 
   Mexico, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. 
   Welch, and Ms. Edwards) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
     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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. REVISION TO SPONSORSHIP IDENTIFICATION RULES.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Federal Communications Commission shall revise its sponsorship 
identification rules (sections 73.1212 and 76.1615 of title 47, Code of 
Federal Regulations) so as to provide that, in the case of broadcast 
matter or origination cablecasting matter that is political matter or 
matter involving the discussion of a controversial issue of public 
importance, the announcement required by such sections shall include 
the names of significant donors to the person the identity of which is 
required to be disclosed in such announcement.
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