Stop Ballroom Bribery Act

Sponsor: Robert Garcia (Democratic-CA)November 18, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Limits donations for White House property, official events, and monuments to prevent corruption.

This bill would set strict new rules for who can donate money or services for projects at the White House, the Vice President's residence, or monuments honoring living federal officials. It aims to stop people with business before the government from influencing officials through such donations. This would increase transparency and add penalties for violations.

What Would Change

Currently, there are fewer explicit restrictions on who can donate to projects at the White House or other official properties, or for monuments, and less public disclosure of these donations and related meetings. After this bill, specific groups with active ties to the federal government would be banned from making such donations. All donations would require public approval, and donors would have to disclose meetings with top officials, increasing transparency and adding penalties for violations.

Key Provisions

Bans donations for White House property, official events, or monuments honoring living officials from people with active federal business or lobbying ties.
Requires approval from the National Park Service and the Office of Government Ethics for all accepted donations, with public disclosure.
Prohibits the President, Vice President, or their families from asking for donations for these projects.
Requires donors to publicly disclose meetings with top federal officials one year before and after their donation.
Creates civil penalties up to $100,000 and criminal penalties including jail time for violating donation rules.
Prevents donors from lobbying executive branch officials for two years after making a donation.

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HR 6085 · 119th Congress · November 18, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10

Lobbying Activity

2 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

COMMON CAUSE

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TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S. (A PROJECT OF THE FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVT)

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Top Lobbying Firms

1.COMMON CAUSE1 filing

2.TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S. (A PROJECT OF THE FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVT)1 filing

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.