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CLEAN Act

To enact House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, (establishing the Office of Congressional Ethics) into permanent law.

Introduced Apr 21, 2026

Latest action (Apr 21, 2026) Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Referred to
Rules Committee Committee on House Administration
Policy area
Congress
Issues
Civil Rights

Summary
  • Makes the Office of Congressional Ethics a permanent standing committee instead of a temporary office
  • Limits board members to serve no more than 4 consecutive two-year terms (8 years maximum)
  • Requires board vacancies to be filled within 60 calendar days, with the board able to continue operating as long as at least 3 members remain
  • Requires individuals under review to be informed of their right to legal representation, and prohibits holding the exercise of that right against them
  • Ensures the Office cannot take actions that would violate constitutional rights

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Chris Pappas’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • BAIN CAPITAL $13,200
  • PURITAN BACKROOM $13,200
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY $12,240
  • ART ADVISORS LLC $9,993
  • WILLOUGHBY CAPITAL HOLDINGS $9,900

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Chris Pappas → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Apr 21, 2026 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
  2. Apr 21, 2026 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Apr 21, 2026

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 21, 2026

Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Harrigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To enact House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, (establishing the Office of Congressional Ethics) into permanent law.

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 “Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now Act” or the “CLEAN Act”.

SEC. 2. ENACTING HOUSE RESOLUTION 895 INTO PERMANENT LAW.

House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, is hereby enacted into permanent law, except that—

(1) the Office of Congressional Ethics shall be treated as a standing committee of the House of Representatives for purposes of section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i));

(2) references to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall be construed as references to the Committee on Ethics;

(3) no person shall serve as a member of the board for more than 4 2-year terms;

(4) a vacancy on the board shall be filled not later than 60 calendar days after the date any such vacancy occurs, including any vacancy that is the result of term limits;

(5) if a vacancy on the board is not filled pursuant to the deadline under paragraph (4), the board shall not be prohibited from operating unless there are fewer than 3 members on the board;

(6) any member of the board currently serving a term in excess of the limitations under paragraph (3) shall be removed from the board not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act;

(7) any individual who is the subject of a preliminary review or second-phase review by the board shall be informed of the right to be represented by counsel and invoking that right should not be held negatively against them; and

(8) the Office may not take any action that would deny any person any right or protection provided under the Constitution of the United States. <all>

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