A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require organizations that spend more than $50,000 on Federal judicial nomination communications to file statements disclosing donors and certain other information with the Federal Election Commission.
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Latest Action · July 2, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judicial Ads Act
This bill establishes requirements for federal judicial nomination communications (i.e., advertisements).
First, the bill requires a covered organization (e.g., corporation, labor organization, or political committee) that spends more than $50,000 in a calendar year on federal judicial nomination communications to file a statement with the Federal Election Commission. Further, the bill outlines the timing requirements for the statement and its required contents, including the disclosure of certain donors.
Next, the bill requires federal judicial nomination communications to contain disclaimers that identify the person who funded the communication.
Finally, it prohibits foreign nationals and foreign-influenced corporations from funding a federal judicial nomination communication.
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