Senate Bill 547
116th Congress(2019-2020)
CLEAR Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 25, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
547
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 Senate 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.
February 25, 2019
02/25/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
02/25/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:32:52 PM