Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that expands the definition of panhandling.

Highlights:

• Defines “financial transaction” as any exchange of currency by cash, note, or credit card or through a wireless portal that is received by (Sec. 3):

• A business;

• A parking meter or parking pay station on a street or another public place;

• A public parking garage or parking lot pay station;

• A facility or pay station operated by a public transportation authority; or

• A restaurant or the service area of an outdoor seating establishment.

• Defines “public monument” as a building, structure, or site that is of historical importance or interest that is preserved as public property (Sec. 4).

• Expands the definition of “panhandling” to include soliciting an individual within 50 feet of (Sec. 5):

• The entrance or exit to a bank, business, or restaurant;

• The location where a financial transaction occurs; or

• A public monument.

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