H.R. 6996 aims to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prevent foreign nationals from purchasing political advertisements in the United States. The bill requires broadcast stations, cable and satellite TV providers, and online platforms to make reasonable...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 6996 wants to make sure that people from other countries can't buy TV or online ads to influence elections in the U.S. It asks TV stations and websites to check carefully if someone trying to buy an ad is actually from another country.