United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1580 (109th)
Stand By Your Internet Ad Act of 2005
Introduced
12 April 2005
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Summary
Stand By Your Internet Ad Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) apply to campaign communications transmitted through the Internet the same presentation requirements currently applicable to their counterpart authorized printed campaign communications, including communications expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate; (2) require communications paid for and authorized by a candidate, and communications paid for by other persons but authorized by a candidate, to include a clearly readable statement identifying the candidate and stating that he or she has approved the communication; (3) require such communications transmitted through the Internet to meet applicable requirements with respect to any audio and video portions; (4) subject to disclosure requirements campaign communications made through prerecorded telephone calls; and (5) provide for the treatment of prerecorded telephone calls as audio communications, thereby subjecting them to applicable requirements pertaining to communications transmitted through radio.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 12 April 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 12 April 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 12 April 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1580
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1580