# 116-hr-8459: Judicial Ads Act

116-hr-8459, Judicial Ads Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8459
- Congress: 116
- Title: Judicial Ads Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2020-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8548: Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act
- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7650: Coronavirus Containment Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8459 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8459)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8548: Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the O…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8548)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
- [116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7673)
- [116-hr-7650: Coronavirus Containment Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7650)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8459 (as of 2025-11-18).