[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8422 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8422

      To enact House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, 
 (establishing the Office of Congressional Ethics) into permanent law.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 2026

  Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Harrigan) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and 
in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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 enact House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, 
 (establishing the Office of Congressional Ethics) into permanent law.

    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 ``Clean Legislating and Ethical 
Accountability Now Act'' or the ``CLEAN Act''.

SEC. 2. ENACTING HOUSE RESOLUTION 895 INTO PERMANENT LAW.

    House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, is hereby enacted 
into permanent law, except that--
            (1) the Office of Congressional Ethics shall be treated as 
        a standing committee of the House of Representatives for 
        purposes of section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization 
        Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i));
            (2) references to the Committee on Standards of Official 
        Conduct shall be construed as references to the Committee on 
        Ethics;
            (3) no person shall serve as a member of the board for more 
        than 4 2-year terms;
            (4) a vacancy on the board shall be filled not later than 
        60 calendar days after the date any such vacancy occurs, 
        including any vacancy that is the result of term limits;
            (5) if a vacancy on the board is not filled pursuant to the 
        deadline under paragraph (4), the board shall not be prohibited 
        from operating unless there are fewer than 3 members on the 
        board;
            (6) any member of the board currently serving a term in 
        excess of the limitations under paragraph (3) shall be removed 
        from the board not later than 30 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act;
            (7) any individual who is the subject of a preliminary 
        review or second-phase review by the board shall be informed of 
        the right to be represented by counsel and invoking that right 
        should not be held negatively against them; and
            (8) the Office may not take any action that would deny any 
        person any right or protection provided under the Constitution 
        of the United States.
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