Lujan, Eshoo File Broadcast Political Ad Reporting Requirements Update Bill
Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., and Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., led filing of the Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act, in a bid to update broadcasters’ political ad reporting requirements. HR-5897 and its Senate companion would mandate…
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that the FCC require broadcasters to submit political ad information in a machine-readable format, which bill sponsors said will allow better analysis of how political ad money is spent. Reps. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and John Yarmuth, D-Ky., co-sponsored. “The American public owns the airwaves used by broadcasters, and Americans have every right to know how these airwaves are used, especially when it comes to the opaque world of political advertising,” Eshoo said Monday. “Broadcasters report information about political ads in unstructured formats today, meaning the information can’t be easily analyzed.” For “too long, unscrupulous actors could hide behind dark money in political advertising with little to no accountability,” Lujan said. “It’s time to raise the curtain and empower voters to understand who is fronting political advertisements.” Eshoo’s office noted support from Common Cause, Decode Democracy and End Citizens United/Let America Vote Action Fund.