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Bills/119th Congress · Senate

S. 3520

Introduced

CLEAR Act of 2025

Sponsor
RCynthia M. Lummis· Wyoming
Introduced
December 17, 2025
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.December 17, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3520 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3520

To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing a Forest 
Service rule relating to criminal prohibitions, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 17, 2025

Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Lee) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing a Forest 
Service rule relating to criminal prohibitions, 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 ``Community Law Enforcement Authority 
Restoration Act of 2025'' or the ``CLEAR Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. INVALIDING FOREST SERVICE RULE RELATING TO CRIMINAL 
PROHIBITIONS.

(a) In General.--The rule of the Forest Service entitled ``Law 
Enforcement; Criminal Prohibitions'' (89 Fed. Reg. 92808 (November 25, 
2024)) shall have no force or effect.
(b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall not 
administer, implement, or enforce the rule described in subsection (a) 
or any substantially similar rule.
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