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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 4, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. EDWARDS:H.R. 7356.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe Necessary and Proper Clause under Article I, Section 8,Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H2031]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[<p><strong>No Federal Funds for Ballot Harvesting Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires each state, in order to receive federal funds for election administration, to prohibit the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot in a federal election that was mailed to another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting), with exceptions.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of Federal funds for election administration in States that permit ballot harvesting.</title>
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