HR 7140 119th Congress House Commerce

CLEAR Act

Introduced: January 16, 2026 Introduced by: Lee, Laurel M. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

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Jan 16, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 16, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
for PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA INC · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)
for AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
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for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

Cosponsors 1

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Jan 16, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7140: CLEAR Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7140/

MLA

"H.R. 7140: CLEAR Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7140/.

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H.R. 7140, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7140/.

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[H.R. 7140: CLEAR Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7140/)