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S. 547 116th Congress Senate

CLEAR Act

Official title: A bill 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 register… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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: February 25, 2019 Introduced by: Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Feb 25, 2019
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 Latest action February 25, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 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.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 842 Identical bill CLEAR Act
  • HR 1 For the People Act of 2019
  • HR 1612 Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act of 2019
  • S 949 For the People Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 547: CLEAR Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-547/
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"S. 547: CLEAR Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-547/.
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S. 547, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-547/.
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