White House is Not a Political Prop Act
This bill makes it unlawful for a federal officer or employee to hold a political campaign event or otherwise solicit or accept contributions on or in federal property, or use federal property at such an event for the purposes of soliciting or accepting contributions.
A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8655 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8655
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit any individual from
holding certain political campaign or fundraising events on Federal
property, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 23, 2020
Mr. Cicilline introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit any individual from
holding certain political campaign or fundraising events on Federal
property, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``White House is Not a Political Prop
Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON POLITICAL CAMPAIGN OR FUNDRAISING EVENTS ON
FEDERAL PROPERTY.
Section 607 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Prohibition.--
``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any officer or
employee of the Federal Government, including the President,
Vice President, and any Member of Congress--
``(A) to hold any political campaign event, or
otherwise solicit or accept any contribution as defined
in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971, on or in any Federal property; or
``(B) to use any Federal property at such an event
or for the purposes of soliciting or accepting any such
contribution.
``(2) Penalty.--A person who violates this subsection shall
be fined up to $50,000, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or
both.
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection--
``(A) the term `Federal property' means any
building, land, vehicle (including aircraft), or other
real property owned, leased, or occupied by any
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States (including the White House (except for the
Executive Residence), the Department of Defense, the
United States Postal Service, or the National Park
Service), or any other instrumentality wholly owned by
the United States; and
``(B) the term `political campaign event' means an
occasion or gathering of individuals, in person or
virtually, the purpose of which, in any material part,
is to promote, or solicit or accept funds or
contributions for the campaign of, a candidate for
election for the office of President, Vice President,
or any other Federal office (as such terms are defined
in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971).
``(4) Rule of construction.--The prohibition in paragraph
(1) shall not apply to the use of any vehicle owned or leased
by the Federal Government for travel to any event so long as
such use is not treated as an in-kind contribution under the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``The prohibition in
subsection (a)'' and inserting ``Exception.--The prohibitions
in subsections (a) and (c)''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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