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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 182 (Friday, October 23, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. CICILLINE:H.R. 8655.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H5706]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>White House is Not a Political Prop Act</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.</p>]]></text>
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