H.R. 8228 116th Congress House

Our Lawn Act

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit the use of Federal property for political conventions or fundraising, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2020 See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liabilityElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption

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Political parties and affiliationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

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Sep 11, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Sep 11, 2020

Introduced in House

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Latest action September 11, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Our Lawn Act

This bill prohibits certain political events from being held on federal property.

Specifically, the bill explicitly prohibits conventions of national political parties and fundraising events for congressional, presidential, and vice-presidential candidates from being held on or in any federal property, including the White House and surrounding grounds. Violations are subject to civil penalties, imprisonment, or both.

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