CLEAR Act

This bill, known as the CLEAR Act, amends federal law to create new offenses and enhance penalties for actions that obstruct federal law enforcement officers. It specifically targets interference with officers from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice. The legislation aims to provide stronger protections for these officers while they are performing their official duties. One new provision establishes an offense for using a vehicle to forcibly assault, resist, intimidate, or interfere with a federal officer, carrying a penalty of up to 20 years imprisonment or a fine, or both. Another provision criminalizes forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, or interfering with these officers while they are in a federal law enforcement vehicle . These offenses apply when officers are engaged in or on account of their official duties, imposing significant penalties for such actions.