Senate
May 7, 2015

A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to revise and update its sponsorship identification rules applicable to commercial and political advertising.

Summary

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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.

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Introduced(5/7/15)
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
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Law

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Mr. NELSON

(D) FL – 11

Cosponsors (7)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

May 7, 2015