Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 8, 2019)
Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act
This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to require certain online public inspection files to be made available to the public in a machine-readable format that supports automated searching, bulk downloading, aggregation, manipulation, sorting, and analysis.
Online public inspection files (including political files that contain records of requests to purchase broadcast time by or on behalf of candidates for public office or to communicate a message relating to a political matter of national importance) are files that must be uploaded to the internet by television broadcast stations, AM or FM radio broadcast stations, cable operators, direct broadcast satellite service providers, or satellite digital audio radio service providers.
What just happenedNov 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 8, 2019
- Nov 12, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Communications and Technology Subcommittee - Nov 8, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Nov 8, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 8, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House