§607 Place of Solicitation

Summary

Makes it illegal to ask for or take money or other gifts tied to a federal, state, or local election when the person giving the gift is inside a room or building where a U.S. officer or employee is working in their official role. It is also illegal for any federal officer or employee, including the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress, to ask for or accept such election-related money or gifts while they are in those official rooms or buildings. A person who breaks this rule can be fined up to $5,000, jailed for up to 3 years, or both. Staff who work for a Senator, Representative, Delegate, Resident Commissioner to Congress, or the Executive Office of the President may accept contributions only if donors were not told to mail or deliver the money to those official rooms or buildings, and the staff sends the contribution to a political committee (as defined in section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971) within seven days.