Mark Takano will support federal legislation requiring people paid by political committees or candidates to disclose that compensation when posting campaign content.

The PAID Act would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to require any person who is paid by a political committee or candidate to include a disclaimer that they were paid to post content.

Takano introduced the PAID Act, which would require paid campaign influencers to include disclaimers disclosing that they were compensated for their posts.

Rep. Takano Introduces Promoting Authenticity with Influencer Disclaimer (PAID) Act to Demand Disclosure of Campaign Paid Content from Influencers | U.S. Congressman Mark Takano of California's 39th District
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GovInfo text lists Mr. Takano among the members for whom H.R. 1118 was introduced. The bill would amend FECA to add disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities.

Takano took concrete supportive action as an original supporter of a federal campaign-finance disclosure bill. It is related to political ad and spending transparency, but it is broader than, and not a clean match for, a paid-influencer compensation disclosure rule for campaign content.

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H.R. 1118 Introduced in House - DISCLOSE Act of 2023
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Congress.gov says H.R.1118 had status Introduced, and summarizes it as requiring additional disclosures of campaign expenditures and additional disclosures regarding certain political advertisements.

The supported bill did not become law in the 118th Congress, so the policy was not enacted. The bill supports the general disclosure objective but does not establish final delivery of the specific commitment.

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H.R.1118 - DISCLOSE Act of 2023 | Congress.gov
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The Clerk records Roll Call 62 on H.R. 1, For the People Act, as passed 220-210. The vote list records Takano, Democratic, California, as Yea.

Takano voted for a major federal democracy and campaign-finance bill that included online political-ad disclosure provisions, showing concrete support. Because the bill was not enacted and its provisions were not a precise paid-influencer compensation disclosure rule, this is partial delivery.

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Roll Call 62 | Bill Number: H. R. 1 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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The bill text includes Subtitle C, Strengthening Oversight of Online Political Advertising, including application of disclaimer statements to online communications. It defines qualified internet or digital communication as communication placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform.

H.R. 1 contained federal online political advertising disclaimer provisions that overlap with the promise's transparency goal for paid campaign content. The fit is partial because it regulates paid online communications and platform ads rather than expressly requiring every person paid by a candidate or political committee to disclose compensation when posting campaign content.

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H.R. 1 Introduced in House - For the People Act of 2021
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Section 4304 states that nothing in that subtitle may be construed to require any person not already required under FECA section 318 to include a disclaimer on communications made through the internet.

This limitation undercuts treating H.R. 1 as full delivery of the specific influencer-style disclosure promise. Takano supported related legislation, but the text did not clearly impose the exact compensation-disclosure duty described in the claim.

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H.R. 1 Introduced in House - For the People Act of 2021
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 1 as Passed House, with latest action Received in the Senate on March 11, 2021. Its summary says the bill addressed campaign finance by requiring additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending and additional disclaimers for certain political advertising.

The House-passed bill shows serious support for related federal disclosure legislation, but the Senate did not enact it. As of the available record, the specific commitment remains only partially satisfied through support actions, not fully delivered as law.

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H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021 | Congress.gov
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