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    <item congress="119" measure-type="hr" measure-number="5787" measure-id="id119hr5787" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2025-10-17" update-date="2025-10-23">
        <title>BALL Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id119hr5787v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2025-10-23">
            <action-date>2025-10-17</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>White House Building Activities Locked-out in Lapse Act or the BALL Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits federal funds from being&nbsp;used for construction or renovation in the White House, on White House grounds, or within any structure on White House grounds during a lapse in appropriations for a fiscal year (i.e., government shutdown) unless the&nbsp;construction or renovation is directly related to matters of health or safety.</p>]]></summary-text>
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