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 See on congress.gov

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Apr 22, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Apr 22, 2009

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 22, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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