Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act or the CLEAR Act This bill requires reports filed by political committees, reports filed by persons making independent expenditures, and reports filed by persons making disbursements for electioneering communications to disclose if individuals identified in the reports are registered lobbyists.
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CLEAR Act
USA116th CongressS-547| Senate
| Updated: 2/25/2019
Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act or the CLEAR Act This bill requires reports filed by political committees, reports filed by persons making independent expenditures, and reports filed by persons making disbursements for electioneering communications to disclose if individuals identified in the reports are registered lobbyists.
Congressional oversightElections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesPublic participation and lobbying