Promoting Authenticity with Influencer Disclaimers Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9110 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9110

    To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require a
     disclaimer for certain communications paid for by a political
                   committee, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 2, 2026

Mr. Takano (for himself and Mr. Carson) introduced the following bill;
      which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL

    To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require a
     disclaimer for certain communications paid for by a political
                   committee, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Authenticity with
Influencer Disclaimers Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING DISCLAIMERS ON CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS.

    (a) Requirement.--Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30120) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
    ``(e) Special Disclaimer for Certain Communications.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--Whenever a political committee makes a
        disbursement for the purpose of financing any communication by
        a person to post content on an internet website, web
        application, or digital application, such communication shall
        state in a clear and conspicuous manner that the communication
        has been paid for by such political committee.
            ``(2) Clear and conspicuous manner.--A statement required
        under this subsection shall be considered to be made in a clear
        and conspicuous manner if the statement meets the following
        requirements:
                    ``(A) Audiovisual, text, or graphic
                communication.--In the case of an audiovisual, text, or
                graphic communication, the statement is readily legible
                to an average viewer.
                    ``(B) Audio only communications.--In the case of an
                audio communication, the statement is spoken in a
                clearly audible and intelligible manner.
            ``(3) Notification requirement.--A political committee
        described under paragraph (1) shall notify the person to whom
        the disbursement is made of the requirement under paragraph (1)
        at the time such disbursement is made for the communication.
            ``(4) Exception.--
                    ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall not apply
                to--
                            ``(i) content posted on a political
                        committee's own website; or
                            ``(ii) content posted by a compensated
                        employee of a committee on the employee's own
                        social media page or account where the only
                        expense or cost of the communication is
                        compensated staff time.
                    ``(B) Special rule.--This exception shall not apply
                if the compensated employee's principal duties are to
                post content on their own social media page or account.
            ``(5) Regulations.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the
        Commission shall promulgate regulations to carry out this
        subsection.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to communications made on or after January 1, 2027,
and shall take effect without regard to whether or not the Federal
Election Commission has promulgated regulations to carry out such
amendments.
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