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To prohibit a single bill or joint resolution presented by Congress to the President from containing multiple subjects and to require the equal application of laws to Members of Congress.
Summary
The bill requires that each bill, order, resolution, or vote submitted by Congress to the President contain no more than one subject, which must be clearly and descriptively expressed in the bill's title. The bill also eliminates provisions of law that provide exceptions specific to Members of Congress or their employees, except for provisions necessary for Members to perform official lawmaking duties. The bill applies to the current Congress and all succeeding Congresses.
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- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prohibit a single bill or joint resolution presented by Congress to the President from containing multiple subjects and to require the equal application of laws to Members of Congress.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Congress Act” or the “CLEAN Congress Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING MULTIPLE SUBJECTS IN SINGLE BILL.
(a) In General.—Each bill, order, resolution, or vote submitted by Congress to the President under section 7 of article I of the Constitution of the United States shall embrace no more than one subject, and that subject shall be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title of the bill, order, resolution or vote.
(b) Effective Date.—Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress.
SEC. 3. REQUIRING EQUAL APPLICATION OF LAWS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any provision of law that provides an exception in its application to a Member of Congress or an employee of the office of a Member of Congress shall have no effect.
(b) Clarification Relating to Exercise of Official or Representational Duties.—Subsection (a) shall not be construed to apply to provisions of law or rules which permit Members of Congress or employees of offices of Members of Congress to carry out official duties that are tied directly to lawmaking, including provisions or rules permitting Members and employees to enter and use the United States Capitol, the United States Capitol grounds, and other buildings and facilities.
(c) Definition.—In this section, the term “Member of Congress” means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. <all>
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