HR 2038
111th Congress
House
Congress
Appropriations
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying
CLEAR Act
Introduced: April 22, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 22, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Apr 22, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Clean Law for Earmark Accountability Reform Act or the CLEAR Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit an authorized committee of a candidate who is a Member of Congress from accepting contributions from any entity for which the candidate sought a congressional earmark, or from any senior executive of such an entity, or any lobbyist for whom the entity was a client.
Prohibits the acceptance of any contribution from a separate segregated fund established and administered by a corporation or labor organization if the Member sought a congressional earmark for the corporation.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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