# 119-hr-6352: CLEAR Act of 2025

119-hr-6352, CLEAR Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6352
- Congress: 119
- Title: CLEAR Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Precluding repeat litigation against energy project authorizations** is the bill's main aim. It would create a unified preclusion rule, tighten judicial review of agency procedures, and impose strict filing windows and standing limits to speed resolution.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Defines which energy projects and permits count: benefit, medium. This bill would define what counts as an energy project and a permit for it. It would cover power plants, transmission and distribution lines, and energy storage. It would also cover fossil fuel and petrochemical production and transport. It would include critical-mineral mining, refining, recyclin…
- Tighter court limits on energy project lawsuits: benefit, medium. This bill would bar new lawsuits about the same energy project after a final court decision on the merits. Only the issuing federal agency or the project sponsor could invoke this bar. To sue after a public comment process, you would need to have filed a unique, detailed comment by the deadline and…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6352 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6352)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8413)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2902)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6352 (as of 2026-04-21).