# 114-hr-4179: Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act

114-hr-4179, Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4179
- Congress: 114
- Title: Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Introduced: 2015-12-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to require online public inspection files that must be uploaded to the Internet by television broadcast stations, AM or FM radio broadcast stations, cable operators, direct broadcast satellite service providers, or satellite digital audio radio service providers to be made available to the public in a machine-readable format that supports automated searching, bulk downloading, aggregation, manipulation, and sorting. Public inspection files include political files that contain records of requests to purchase broadcast time by or on behalf of candidates for public office or to communicate a message relating to a political matter of national importance.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2016-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-3185: Equality Act
- 114-hr-2902: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-4179 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4179)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4179 (as of 2025-11-18).