,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ihi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #aa1       
#bjba,mr4 ,golden introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house ,administration
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal     
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga to    
require certain online platforms which  
display political advertisements to     
display with the advertisement a notice 
identifying the sponsor of the          
advertisement and to ensure that the    
notice will continue to be presented in 
the advertisement if a viewer of the    
advertisement shares the advertisement  
with others on that platform4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,consistent ,labeling for ,political
 ,ads ,act4  #b4 ,requiring online      
platforms to display notices identifying
 sponsors of political advertisements   
and to ensure notices continue to be    
present when advertisements are shared  
7a7 ,requirement ,section #cjd of the   

,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of    
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7j7 ,ensuring display and  
sharing of sponsor identification in    
online political advertisements  7#a7   
,requirement ,an online platform        
displaying a qualified political        
advertisement shall-- 7,a7 display with 
the advertisement a visible notice      
identifying the sponsor of the          
advertisement 7or1 if it is not         
practical for the platform to display   
such a notice1 a notice that the        
advertisement is sponsored by a person  
other than the platform72 and  7,b7     
ensure that the notice will continue to 
be displayed if a viewer of the         
advertisement shares the advertisement  
with others on that platform4  7#b7     
,definitions  7,a7 ,online platform ,for
 purposes of this subsection1 the term  
online platform means any public-facing 
website1 web application1 or digital    
application 7including a social network1

 ad network1 or search engine7 which--  
7i7 sells qualified political           
advertisements2 and  7ii7 has           
#ej1jjj1jjj or more unique monthly      
,united ,states visitors or users for a 
majority of months during the preceding 
#ab months4  7,b7 ,qualified political  
advertisement ,for purposes of this     
subsection1 the term qualified political
 advertisement means any advertisement  
7including search engine marketing1     
display advertisements1 video           
advertisements1 native advertisements1  
and sponsorships7 that-- 7i7 is made by 
or on behalf of a candidate2 or  7ii7   
communicates a message relating to any  
political matter of national importance1
 including-- 7,i7 a candidate2  7,,ii7  
any election to ,federal office2 or     
7,,iii7 a national legislative issue of 
public importance4  4  7b7 ,effective   
date ,the amendment made by subsection  
7a7 shall apply with respect to         
advertisements displayed on or after the
 #abj-;day period which begins on the   

date of the enactment of this ,act4