§ 607. Place of solicitation

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1948

   Pub. L. 80–645 · 62 Stat. 683

   Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 607

   June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 722

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 722

2. 1980

   Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1979

   Pub. L. 96–187 title II § 201(a)(5) · 93 Stat. 1339

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 607

   Pub. L. 96–187 substituted provisions relating to the place of solicitation for provisions relating to the making of political contributions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 96–187 substituted provisions relating to the place of solicitation for provisions relating to the making of political contributions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (5) Section 607 of such title is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 607. “place of solicitation (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or receive 18 USC 607. any contribution within the meaning of section 301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 in any room or building occupied in Ante, p. 1339. the discharge of official duties by any person mentioned in section 603, or in any navy yard, fort, or arsenal. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. “(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to the receipt of contributions by persons on the staff of a Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, provided, that such contributions have not been solicited in any manner which directs the contributor to mail or deliver a contribution to any room, building, or other facility referred to in subsection (a), and provided that such contributions are transferred within seven days of receipt to a political committee within the meaning of section Ante, p. 1345. 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.”.

3. 1994

   Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–322 title XXXIII § 330016(1)(K) · 108 Stat. 1796

   Substituted · 18 U.S.C. § 607(a)

   Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $5,000”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $5,000”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (K) in sections 35, 81, 112, 152, 153, 155, 212, 213, 214, 285, 334, 351, 435, 436, 438, 471, 472, 473, 476, 477, 478, 481, 485, 487, 488, 497, 498, 505, 506, 508, 509, 541, 542, 543, 544, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 592, 593, 602, 603, 606, 607, 642, 655, 658, 659, 660, 661, 663, 751, 799, 844, 872, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 914, 915, 924, 953, 954, 956, 1004, 1010, 1011, 1015, 1017, 1025, 1028, 1071, 1073, 1074, 1163, 1169, 1231, 1265, 1363, 1421, 1422, 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426, 1427, 1428, 1429, 1461, 1462, 1463, 1465, 1503, 1505, 1506, 1507, 1510, 1581, 1582, 1583, 1584, 1585, 1588, 1658, 1659, 1717, 1732, 1735, 1737, 1751, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1915, 1991, 2072, 2073, 2113, 2217, 2152, 2197, 2231, 2244, 2314, 2316, 2317, 2344, and 2701 by striking “not more than $5,000” each place it appears and inserting “under this title”;

4. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–155 § 302(1) · 116 Stat. 81

   1. Added · 18 U.S.C. § 607(a)

      Pub. L. 107–155, § 302(1), added subsec. (a)

   2. Struck · 18 U.S.C. § 607(a)

      Pub. L. 107–155, § 302(1), struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: “It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or receive any contribution within the meaning of section 301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by any person mentioned in section 603, or in any navy yard, fort, or arsenal. Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–155, § 302(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: “It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or receive any contribution within the meaning of section 301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by any person mentioned in section 603, or in any navy yard, fort, or arsenal. Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: “(a) Prohibition.— “(1) In general.— It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of value in connection with a Federal, State, or local election from a person who is located in a room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the United States. It shall be unlawful for an individual who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress, to solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of value in connection with a Federal, State, or local election, while in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or employee of the United States, from any person. “(2) Penalty.— A person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.”; and

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 107–155 effective Nov. 6, 2002, see section 402 of Pub. L. 107–155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under section 30101 of Title 52, Voting and Elections.

5. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–155 § 302(2) · 116 Stat. 81

   Inserted · 18 U.S.C. § 607(b)

   Pub. L. 107–155, § 302(2), inserted “or Executive Office of the President” after “Congress”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–155, § 302(2), inserted “or Executive Office of the President” after “Congress”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (b), by inserting “or Executive Office of the President” after “Congress”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 107–155 effective Nov. 6, 2002, see section 402 of Pub. L. 107–155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under section 30101 of Title 52, Voting and Elections.

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