CLEAN Act
Sponsored By: Representative Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced
Summary
Would make the Office of Congressional Ethics permanent and reshape its governance and member rules. It would enact House Resolution 895 into law with eight targeted changes to term limits, vacancy timing, and protections for people subject to reviews.
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- Board members: Caps service at four two-year terms and requires anyone serving past that limit to be removed within 30 days.
- Vacancies and continuity: Requires vacancies to be filled within 60 days and allows the board to keep operating unless it has fewer than three members.
- People under review: Requires informing anyone subject to a preliminary or second-phase review of their right to be represented by counsel and bars holding that choice against them. It also prevents the Office from taking actions that would deny constitutional rights.
- House rules and references: Treats the Office as a standing House committee for one provision of the Legislative Reorganization Act and treats references to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct as references to the Committee on Ethics.
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Changes to Office of Congressional Ethics
This bill would make the Office of Congressional Ethics permanent and change how it operates. It would limit board members to four two-year terms and require removing any member now serving longer within 30 days of enactment. Vacancies would have to be filled within 60 calendar days, and the board could still operate after a missed deadline unless there are fewer than three members. The bill would require telling anyone under a preliminary or second-phase review about their right to a lawyer and forbid treating them negatively for using a lawyer. It would also bar the Office from taking actions that deny anyone their constitutional rights, treat the Office as a standing House committee for one law, and update an old committee name to the "Committee on Ethics."
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
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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