CLEAN Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1464 To enact House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, (establishing the Office of Congressional Ethics) into permanent law. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 28, 2019 Mr. O’HALLERAN 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 jurisdic- tion of the committee concerned A BILL To enact House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Con- gress, (establishing the Office of Congressional Ethics) into permanent law. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Legislating and 4 Ethical Accountability Now Act’’ or the ‘‘CLEAN Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:48 Mar 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1464.IH H1464 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 1464 IH SEC. 2. ENACTING HOUSE RESOLUTION 895 INTO PERMA- 1 NENT LAW. 2 House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Con- 3 gress, is hereby enacted into permanent law, except that— 4 (1) the Office of Congressional Ethics shall be 5 treated as a standing committee of the House for 6 purposes of section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorga- 7 nization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i)); 8 (2) references to the Committee on Standards 9 of Official Conduct shall be construed as references 10 to the Committee on Ethics; 11 (3) the second sentence of section 1(b)(6)(A) 12 shall not apply; 13 (4) members subject to section 1(b)(6)(B) may 14 be reappointed for a second additional term; 15 (5) any individual who is the subject of a pre- 16 liminary review or second-phase review by the board 17 shall be informed of the right to be represented by 18 counsel and invoking that right should not be held 19 negatively against them; and 20 (6) the Office may not take any action that 21 would deny any person any right or protection pro- 22 vided under the Constitution of the United States. 23 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:48 Mar 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1464.IH H1464 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS