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119-hr-8422119th Congress

CLEAN Act

Sponsored By: Representative Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

Introduced

Summary

Would make the Office of Congressional Ethics permanent and protect its procedures. This bill would codify the Office into law while adding term limits, deadlines for filling vacancies, and explicit due process and constitutional protections for people under review.

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  • Board members: Caps service at four 2-year terms and requires removal of any current member serving beyond that limit within 30 days.
  • Board operations: Requires vacancies to be filled within 60 days and lets the Office continue operating unless it has fewer than three members.
  • People under review: Guarantees the right to be represented by counsel and bars actions that would deny constitutional rights during ethics reviews.
  • House structure: Treats the Office as a standing committee for certain legal purposes and aligns references to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct with the Committee on Ethics.

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Permanent Office of Congressional Ethics

If enacted, this bill would make the Office of Congressional Ethics a permanent House body. The board would be treated as a standing House committee and references to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct would mean the Committee on Ethics. Board members could serve no more than four 2-year terms and any member now serving longer would be removed within 30 days. Vacancies would have to be filled within 60 calendar days, but the office could keep working unless fewer than three members remain. People under preliminary or second-phase reviews would be told they can have a lawyer and using counsel could not be held against them. The Office could not take any action that denies a person's constitutional rights.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

NH • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 4/21/2026

  • Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 9/1/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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