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H.R. 158

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 158, the CLEAN Elections Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 158 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb158/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 158 IH: Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 158  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Mr. Fitzpatrick  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out congressional redistricting.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act   or the   CLEAN Elections Act  .
2.
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb158/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act or the CLEAN Elections Act

This bill establishes requirements for nonpartisan redistricting.

States must conduct congressional redistricting using a plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission, beginning with the 2020 census.

A state may not use federal funds provided for election administration purposes unless it certifies to the Election Assistance Commission that it conducts redistricting for its state legislative districts using a plan developed by a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission.

Sponsors

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) sponsors H.R. 158, and 5 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 158 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 158 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 158 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 158 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • CLEAN Elections Act — Display Title
  • CLEAN Elections Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform of Elections Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out congressional redistricting. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 158 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Government Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE—District of Columbia17—
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMMON CAUSE17—
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON117
OMAR NOURELDIN115
AARON SCHERB113
PRESTON MITCHUM112
ERIC KASHDAN111
JO DEUTSCH111
NICOLE HANSEN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC.2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
COMMON CAUSECOMMON CAUSE2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 158 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 158’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr158/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 158 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional districts and representation to State and local government operations.

hr158/subjects.txt
Congressional districts and representationCongressional electionsState and local government operations

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 158, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FITZPATRICK:H.R. 158.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 4 Clause 1.The single subject of this legislation is:Requires the use of independent nonpartisan commissions tocarry out congressional redistricting.[Page H41]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com