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HR 1856 113th Congress House

CLEAN Act

Official title: To eliminate unnecessary Federal bank accounts.

Introduced: May 7, 2013 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Bank accounts, deposits, capitalCongressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structure
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May 7, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 7, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2461-2462)
May 7, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 7, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Closing Long-Empty Accounts Now Act of 2013 or the CLEAN Act - Directs the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to submit a report that: (1) lists each U.S. government bank account that has a zero balance for 180 days or more, and (2) recommends which of such accounts should be immediately closed. Requires the appropriate agency to close each such account recommended for closure not later than seven days after the report is submitted.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4601 Related bill DRIVE Now Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 11, 2013
Miller, Jeff
· Jun 27, 2013
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 5, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jun 5, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 7, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· May 7, 2013
Messer, Luke
· May 7, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· May 7, 2013
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 7, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1856: CLEAN Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1856/
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"H.R. 1856: CLEAN Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1856/.
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H.R. 1856, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1856/.
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