[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 145 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 145

  To terminate pensions for Members of Congress, to prohibit a single 
 bill or joint resolution presented by Congress to the President from 
containing multiple subjects, to require the equal application of laws 
            to Members of Congress, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

 Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
     the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To terminate pensions for Members of Congress, to prohibit a single 
 bill or joint resolution presented by Congress to the President from 
containing multiple subjects, to require the equal application of laws 
            to Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption 
Reform Act'' or the ``CLEAN Act''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF FURTHER RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF 
              CONGRESS.

    (a) Amendments Relating to the Civil Service Retirement System.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8335 
        the following:
``Sec. 8335a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members of 
              Congress
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
subchapter and subject to subsection (f), effective on the date that is 
90 days after the date of enactment of this section--
            ``(1) a Member shall not be subject to this subchapter for 
        any further period of time; and
            ``(2) no further Government contributions or deductions 
        from basic pay may be made with respect to such Member for 
        deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of 
        the Fund.
    ``(b) Prior Rights Not Affected.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall 
be considered to nullify, modify, or otherwise affect any right, 
entitlement, or benefit under this subchapter with respect to any 
Member covering any period prior to the date of enactment of this 
section.
    ``(c) Right To Participate in Thrift Savings Plan Not Affected.--
Nothing in subsection (a) shall affect the eligibility of a Member to 
participate in the Thrift Savings Plan in accordance with otherwise 
applicable provisions of law.
    ``(d) Regulations.--Any regulations necessary to carry out this 
section may--
            ``(1) except with respect to matters relating to the Thrift 
        Savings Plan, be prescribed by the Director of the Office of 
        Personnel Management; and
            ``(2) with respect to matters relating to the Thrift 
        Savings Plan, be prescribed by the Executive Director (as 
        defined by section 8401(13)).
    ``(e) Exclusion.--For purposes of this section, the term `Member' 
does not include the Vice President.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, is 
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8335 
        the following:

``8335a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members of 
                            Congress.''.
    (b) Amendments Relating to the Federal Employees Retirement 
System.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 84 of title 5, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8425 
        the following:
``Sec. 8425a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members of 
              Congress
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter, effective on the date that is 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this section--
            ``(1) subject to subsection (f), in the case of an 
        individual who first becomes a Member before such date of 
        enactment--
                    ``(A) such Member shall not be subject to this 
                chapter for any further period of time after such date 
                of enactment; and
                    ``(B) no further Government contributions or 
                deductions from basic pay may be made with respect to 
                such Member for deposit in the Treasury of the United 
                States to the credit of the Fund; and
            ``(2) in the case of an individual who first becomes a 
        Member on or after such date of enactment--
                    ``(A) such Member shall not be subject to this 
                chapter; and
                    ``(B) no Government contributions or deductions 
                from basic pay may be made with respect to such Member 
                for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the 
                credit of the Fund.
    ``(b) Prior Rights Not Affected.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall 
be considered to nullify, modify, or otherwise affect any right, 
entitlement, or benefit under this chapter with respect to any Member 
covering any period prior to the date of enactment of this section.
    ``(c) Right To Participate in Thrift Savings Plan Not Affected.--
Nothing in subsection (a) shall affect the eligibility of a Member to 
participate in the Thrift Savings Plan in accordance with otherwise 
applicable provisions of law.
    ``(d) Regulations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any regulations necessary to carry out 
        this section may--
                    ``(A) except with respect to matters relating to 
                the Thrift Savings Plan, be prescribed by the Director 
                of the Office of Personnel Management; and
                    ``(B) with respect to matters relating to the 
                Thrift Savings Plan, be prescribed by the Executive 
                Director (as defined by section 8401(13)).
            ``(2) Refunds.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), the 
        regulations under paragraph (1)(A) shall, in the case of a 
        Member who has not completed at least 5 years of civilian 
        service as of the date of enactment of this section, provide 
        that the lump-sum credit shall be payable to such Member to the 
        same extent and in the same manner as if such Member satisfied 
        paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 8424(a) as of such date 
        of enactment.
    ``(e) Exclusions.--For purposes of this section, the term `Member' 
does not include the Vice President.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, is 
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8425 
        the following:

``8425a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members of 
                            Congress.''.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITING MULTIPLE SUBJECTS IN SINGLE BILL.

    (a) In General.--Each bill, order, resolution, or vote submitted by 
Congress to the President under section 7 of article I of the 
Constitution of the United States shall embrace no more than one 
subject, and that subject shall be clearly and descriptively expressed 
in the title of the bill, order, resolution or vote.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress.

SEC. 4. REQUIRING EQUAL APPLICATION OF LAWS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
provision of law that provides an exception in its application to a 
Member of Congress or an employee of the office of a Member of Congress 
shall have no effect.
    (b) Clarification Relating to Exercise of Official or 
Representational Duties.--Subsection (a) shall not be construed to 
apply to provisions of law or rules which permit Members of Congress or 
employees of offices of Members of Congress to carry out official 
duties that are tied directly to lawmaking, including provisions or 
rules permitting Members and employees to enter and use the United 
States Capitol, the United States Capitol grounds, and other buildings 
and facilities.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Member of Congress'' 
means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress.

SEC. 5. REQUIRING USE OF INDEPENDENT NONPARTISAN COMMISSIONS TO CARRY 
              OUT REDISTRICTING.

    (a) Requirement.--
            (1) Congressional redistricting.--Each State shall conduct 
        Congressional redistricting (beginning with the redistricting 
        carried out pursuant to the decennial census conducted during 
        2020) in accordance with a redistricting plan developed by a 
        nonpartisan independent redistricting commission.
            (2) Redistricting for state legislative districts.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may not use 
        any funds provided by the Federal Government directly for 
        election administration purposes unless the State certifies to 
        the Election Assistance Commission that the State conducts 
        redistricting for State legislative districts in the State 
        (beginning with the first such redistricting carried out after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act) in accordance with a 
        redistricting plan developed by a nonpartisan independent 
        redistricting commission.
    (b) Nonpartisan Independent Status.--For purposes of this section, 
a commission shall be considered to be a nonpartisan independent 
commission if--
            (1) the number of its members who are affiliated with the 
        political party with the largest percentage of the registered 
        voters in the State who are affiliated with a political party 
        (as determined with respect to the most recent Statewide 
        election for Federal office held in the State for which such 
        information is available) is equal to the number of its members 
        who are affiliated with the political party with the second 
        largest percentage of the registered voters in the State who 
        are affiliated with a political party (as so determined); and
            (2) none of its members is an elected public official.
    (c) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' means each 
of the several States.

SEC. 6. REQUIRING OPEN PRIMARIES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Elections for federal office.--Each State shall hold 
        open primaries for elections for Federal office held in the 
        State.
            (2) Elections for state and local office.--Notwithstanding 
        any other provision of law, a State may not use any funds 
        provided by the Federal Government directly for election 
        administration purposes unless the State certifies to the 
        Election Assistance Commission that the State holds open 
        primaries for elections for State and local office.
    (b) Open Primaries Described.--For purposes of this section, a 
State holds open primaries for an election for an office if any 
individual who is registered to vote in a general election for such 
office in the State may cast a ballot in any primary election 
(including a primary election held for the selection of delegates to a 
national nominating convention of a political party and a primary 
election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of 
individuals for election to the office of President) held by any 
political party to nominate candidates for election for that office, 
including a convention or caucus of a political party which has 
authority to nominate a candidate.
    (c) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' has the 
meaning given such term in section 901 of the Help America Vote Act of 
2002 (52 U.S.C. 21141).
    (d) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 
elections held after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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