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HR157119th Congress
CLEAN Congress Act
Sponsored By: Representative Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Single-subject rule for Congress bills
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 to the President.
No legal exceptions for Congress
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, Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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