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H.R. 158 119th Congress House

CLEAN Elections Act

Official title: To require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out congressional redistricting.

Introduced: July 14, 2025 Introduced by: Brian K. Fitzpatrick Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional districts and representationCongressional electionsState and local government operations
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act or the CLEAN Elections Act

This bill establishes requirements for nonpartisan redistricting.

States must conduct congressional redistricting using a plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission, beginning with the 2020 census.

A state may not use federal funds provided for election administration purposes unless it certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that it conducts redistricting for its state legislative districts using a plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission.

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Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 158: CLEAN Elections Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-158/
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"H.R. 158: CLEAN Elections Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-158/.
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H.R. 158, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-158/.
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[H.R. 158: CLEAN Elections Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-158/)
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