Bill Sponsor
House Bill 8459
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Judicial Ads Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 30, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 30, 2020
Latest Action
Sep 30, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
8459
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
California
Democrat
California
Democrat
District of Columbia
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
September 30, 2020
Actions (2)
09/30/2020
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
09/30/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:51 PM