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Introduced
02/25/2019
02/25/2019
In Committee
02/25/2019
02/25/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
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. 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.
AI Summary
This bill, the Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform (CLEAR) Act, amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require that reports filed by political committees, persons making independent expenditures, and persons making disbursements for electioneering communications disclose if the individuals identified in the reports are registered lobbyists under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. The bill also requires the Federal Election Commission to link its public database containing this information to the websites maintained by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives that contain information filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The amendments made by this bill will apply to reports required to be filed under the Federal Election Campaign Act on or after the expiration of the 90-day period following the bill's enactment.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (on 02/25/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/547/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s547/BILLS-116s547is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s547/BILLS-116s547is.pdf.pdf |
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