H.R. 8422

[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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