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CLEAN Politics Act of 2018

Introduced: July 25, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Oct 1, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jul 25, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2018
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Curtailing Lobbying and Empowering Americans for a New Politics Act of 2018 or the CLEAN Act of 2018

This bill modifies various lobbying restrictions and requirements.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

  • broadens the scope of lobbying activities that trigger registration and disclosure requirements,
  • limits bundled campaign contributions by lobbyists,
  • prohibits congressional candidates from soliciting campaign contributions from lobbyists while Congress is in session, and
  • requires certain agents of foreign commercial entities to register as lobbyists.
What's happening now October 1, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3274 Related bill CLEAN Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6533: CLEAN Politics Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6533/
MLA
"H.R. 6533: CLEAN Politics Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6533/.
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H.R. 6533, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6533/.
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