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This bill would require organizations that fundraise for \r\npresidential libraries to report donor information and donation amounts on a quarterly basis. The data would then be displayed — in a free, searchable, sortable, and downloadable format — on the National Archives website within 30 days of receiving the \r\nfundraising organization’s report.

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