United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2599 (118th)
Honest Ads Act
Introduced
13 April 2023
Last action
13 April 2023 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsors
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Honest Ads Act This bill applies requirements, limitations, and protections regarding political advertising in traditional media to paid internet or digital political advertising. The bill sets forth special rules for disclosure statements for certain internet or digital ads. Each television or radio station, provider of cable or satellite television, or online platform must ensure that the political advertising it hosts is not directly or indirectly purchased by a foreign national. The bill outlines political record requirements for online platforms, including by requiring these platforms to publish a record of any qualified political advertisement purchased by a person whose aggregate purchases of qualified political advertisements on the platform during the calendar year exceeds $500. Additionally, these online platforms must display notices with online political advertisements that identify the sponsor of the advertisement.
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Timeline
13 April 2023
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Source: IntroReferral
13 April 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 April 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 April 2023 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsha00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Freedom to Vote Act
- related to → Honest Ads Act
- related to ← Freedom to Vote Act
- related to ← Freedom to Vote Act
- related to ← Protecting Our Democracy Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2599
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2599
- us · 118-hr-2599 · source updated 5 December 2025