H.R. 648: Campaign Sunlight Act of 2013

Introduced:
Feb 13, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL21]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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Progress
Introduced Feb 13, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 13, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

2% chance of getting past committee.
0% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

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Full Title

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the Federal Election Commission to establish and operate a website through which members of the public may view the contents of certain political advertisements, to require the sponsors of such advertisements to furnish the contents of the advertisements to the Commission, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Feb 13, 2013.
6 pages

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2/13/2013--Introduced.
Campaign Sunlight Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to direct the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to establish and operate a website (Campaign Accountability Site) through which members of the public may view the contents of political advertisements.
Requires the sponsor of a political advertisement to submit its contents to the FEC in a format the FEC may require.
Requires the format to make the sources of such contents available on the website directly or through hyperlinks to the sources.
Requires the sponsor to submit an advertisement to the FEC within:
(1) 24 hours after its dissemination, if it is disseminated during the 7 days before the election involved; or
(2) 72 hours after dissemination during any other period.

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