POWER Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 2599

119th Congress

POWER Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 22, 2025

Primary Sponsor

David Rouzer

Representative

Republican

NC-7

Cosponsors

4

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Government Operations and Politics

Summary

The POWER Act of 2025 would require online platforms to disclose who is purchasing political ads on their sites. It would also ban foreign nationals from directly or indirectly buying political ads. The bill aims to increase transparency around online political advertising.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

SponsorDavid Rouzer (R-NC)

Introduced7/22/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

ChamberHouse

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POWER Act of 2025

The POWER Act of 2025 would require online platforms to disclose who is purchasing political ads on their sites. It would also ban foreign nationals from directly or indirectly buying political ads. The bill aims to increase transparency around online politica

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The POWER Act of 2025 would require online platforms to disclose who is purchasing political ads on their sites. It would also ban foreign nationals from directly or indirectly buying political ads. The bill aims to increase transparency around online political advertising.

Bill Number: 2599
Sponsor: David Rouzer (R-NC)
Introduced: 7/22/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy Area: Government Operations and Politics

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Fact Sheet

Title: POWER Act of 2025
Bill Number: 2599
Sponsor: David Rouzer (R-NC)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced: 7/22/2025
Summary: The POWER Act of 2025 would require online platforms to disclose who is purchasing political ads on their sites. It would also ban foreign nationals from directly or indirectly buying political ads. The bill aims to increase transparency around online political advertising.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

The POWER Act of 2025 would require online platforms to disclose who is purchasing political ads on their sites. It would also ban foreign nationals from directly or indirectly buying political ads. The bill aims to increase transparency around online political advertising.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Honest Ads Act This bill applies requirements, limitations, and protections regarding political advertising in traditional media to paid internet or digital political advertising. The bill sets forth special rules for disclosure statements for certain internet or digital ads. Each television or radio station, provider of cable or satellite television, or online platform must ensure that the political advertising it hosts is not directly or indirectly purchased by a foreign national. The bill outlines political record requirements for online platforms, including by requiring these platforms to publish a record of any qualified political advertisement purchased by a person whose aggregate purchases of qualified political advertisements on the platform during the calendar year exceeds $500. Additionally, these online platforms must display notices with online political advertisements that identify the sponsor of the advertisement.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires online platforms to publish records of political ads costing over $500 per year
Mandates that online political ads display the sponsor's identity
Prohibits foreign nationals from purchasing political ads on TV, radio, or online platforms

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would affect major online platforms like social media sites and search engines that host political advertising. It would require them to be more transparent about who is buying ads on their platforms. Voters would have more information about the sources of online political messages they see. Political campaigns and advocacy groups would need to be more careful about accepting foreign money or risk violating the law.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Government Operations and Politics

Related Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

Computers and information technology

Congressional oversight

Digital media

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Government information and archives

Internet, web applications, social media

News media and reporting

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2599, 119th Congress (2025). "POWER Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-2599

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