House Bill 842
116th Congress(2019-2020)
CLEAR Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 29, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
842
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
January 29, 2019
01/29/2019
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
01/29/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 3:02:54 PM