# 119-hr-157: CLEAN Congress Act

119-hr-157, CLEAN Congress Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-157
- Congress: 119
- Title: CLEAN Congress Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Require one-subject bills and remove special legal exceptions for Members and staff.** This bill would force every bill, order, resolution, or vote sent to the President to cover only a single subject clearly described in its title, and it would invalidate any law that creates an exception for a Member of Congress or a Member's office employee while preserving rules tied directly to lawmaking duties and Capitol access. - Members of Congress and their staff: Would lose statutory or regulatory exceptions that treat them differently, but could still use rules that let them carry out official lawmaking duties and access the Capitol and related buildings. - Congressional process and the public: Would require single-subject measures and descriptive titles for proposals sent to the President, aiming to limit omnibus bills and unrelated riders. - Timing: The single-subject rule would apply beginning with the 119th Congress and to each succeeding Congress.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Single-subject rule for Congress bills: benefit, high. If enacted, starting with the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress and after, each bill, order, resolution, or vote sent to the President would need to cover only one subject. The title would have to clearly describe that single subject. This would change how Congress drafts and titles measures that go…
- No legal exceptions for Congress: benefit, low. If enacted, any law that carves out special exceptions for Members of Congress or their office employees would have no effect. It would not change rules that let them do official lawmaking work, like entering and using the U.S. Capitol and related buildings. It would apply to Senators, Representati…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3001: To advance commonsense priorities.
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3338: MARKET CHOICE Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-157 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/157)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3001: To advance commonsense priorities.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3001)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1923)
- [119-hr-3338: MARKET CHOICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3338)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-157 (as of 2025-12-21).