1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Transparency in Campaign Text Message Act”.
Transparency in Campaign Text Message Act
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require political committees soliciting contributions by hyperlinks contained in text messages to include the full name of the hyperlink and the identification of the committee within the message.
2. Requiring full name of hyperlink and identification of political committee in solicitation of contribution by hyperlink contained in text message
Requirement— Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(k) Requiring full name of hyperlink and identification of committee in solicitation of contribution by hyperlink contained in text message
“(1) In general—A political committee may not solicit a contribution by a hyperlink contained in a text message unless the message includes—
“(A) the full, unabbreviated name of the hyperlink; and
“(B) the identification of the committee (and, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate, the identification of the candidate).
“(2) Definition—In this subsection, the term text message has the meaning given such term in section 227(e)(8)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8)(C)).”
Effective date— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contributions solicited on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.