H.R. 842 116th Congress House

CLEAR Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain reports filed under such Act to include the disclosure of persons who are registered lobb… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain reports filed under such Act to include the disclosure of persons who are registered lobbyists under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 4, 2019 See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesPublic participation and lobbying

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Became law

Jan 29, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Jan 29, 2019

Introduced in House

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Latest action January 29, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act or the CLEAR Act

This bill requires reports filed by political committees, reports filed by persons making independent expenditures, and reports filed by persons making disbursements for electioneering communications to disclose if individuals identified in the reports are registered lobbyists.

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