Transparency in Campaign Text Message Act

Bill: 116-hr-8792
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2020-11-19
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2020-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-11-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Transparency in Campaign Text Message Act </b></p> <p>This bill prohibits a political committee from soliciting a contribution by a hyperlink that is contained in a text message unless the message includes the full and unabbreviated name of the hyperlink and the identification of the committee. Further, an authorized committee of a candidate must also include in such a text message the identification of the candidate.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8792 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2020 Mr. Tipton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require political committees soliciting contributions by hyperlinks contained in text messages to include the full name of the hyperlink and the identification of the committee within the message.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Campaign Text Message Act . 2. Requiring full name of hyperlink and identification of political committee in solicitation of contribution by hyperlink contained in text message (a) Requirement Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30116 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) Requiring full name of hyperlink and identification of committee in solicitation of contribution by hyperlink contained in text message (1) In general A political committee may not solicit a contribution by a hyperlink contained in a text message unless the message includes— (A) the full, unabbreviated name of the hyperlink; and (B) the identification of the committee (and, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate, the identification of the candidate). (2) Definition In this subsection, the term text message has the meaning given such term in section 227(e)(8)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8)(C) ). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contributions solicited on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.