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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 161 (Thursday, September 17, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MALINOWSKI:H.R. 8304.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of theUnited States[Page H4543]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Stopping Corrupt Actors from Making Political Action Committees Act or the SCAM PAC Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits political committees from disbursing funds to an entity that is owned or controlled by an individual, or the immediate family member of an individual, who has authority to carry out specified activities for the committee (e.g., soliciting funds) or is employed by the committee to provide it with professional services. Further, the bill prohibits a political committee from employing these individuals or allowing them to volunteer on its behalf if the related entity accepted funds from a political committee.</p>]]></text>
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        <title>To prohibit the disbursement of funds to entities owned or controlled by individuals with executive or managerial authority over the operations of political committees, and for other purposes.</title>
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