[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 160 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 160

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2019

    Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Gallagher) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


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

    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 of Congress Act'' or the ``CLEAN Congress Act''.

SEC. 2. 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 Sixteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress.

SEC. 3. 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.
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