US SB1260 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on May 7 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 7 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Sunshine in Sponsorship Identification Act Directs the Federal Communications Commission to update its sponsorship identification rules for commercial and political advertising to: (1) reflect current technologies and practices, (2) ensure that political broadcasts include more detailed disclosures about the identity of the true sponsors, and (3) require more detailed sponsorship identification information to be placed online or in another form more readily accessible to the public.
Title
Sunshine in Sponsorship Identification Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
| Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government information and archives
Marketing and advertising
Science, technology, communications
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government information and archives
Marketing and advertising
Science, technology, communications
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1260/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1260/BILLS-114s1260is.pdf |
