United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2038 (111th)
CLEAR Act
Introduced
22 April 2009
Last action
22 April 2009 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsors
Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2], Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8], Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5], Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5]
Subjects
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Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Clean Law for Earmark Accountability Reform Act or the CLEAR Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit an authorized committee of a candidate who is a Member of Congress from accepting contributions from any entity for which the candidate sought a congressional earmark, or from any senior executive of such an entity, or any lobbyist for whom the entity was a client. Prohibits the acceptance of any contribution from a separate segregated fund established and administered by a corporation or labor organization if the Member sought a congressional earmark for the corporation.
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Timeline
22 April 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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22 April 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
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22 April 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 22 April 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2038
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2038
- us · 111-hr-2038 · source updated 14 August 2025