# 119-hr-8422: CLEAN Act

119-hr-8422, CLEAN Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8422
- Congress: 119
- Title: CLEAN Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Permanent Office of Congressional Ethics: benefit, low. 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-yea…

## Related bills

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8422 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8422)

## 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-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8422 (as of 2026-09-21).