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H.R. 1099

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Summary

H.R. 1099, the CLEAR Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 6, 2025 by Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) with 55 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Feb 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 1099 has 55 co-sponsors.

hb1099/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1099 IH: Consistent Legal Expectations and Access to Records Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-06
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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. 1099  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 6, 2025   Ms. Scholten  (for herself,  Mr. Connolly ,  Mr. Min , and  Mr. Mfume ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To clarify the applicability of the Freedom of Information Act to certain federally established entities, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Consistent Legal Expectations and Access to Records Act   or the   CLEAR Act.
2.
Application of the freedom of information act to certain federally established entities
(a)
Section 552(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  in the Executive Office of the President  the following:  , and any entity established under section 3161 of this title .
(b)
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any request made under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, regardless of when the records requested were created.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-02-06
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To clarify the applicability of the Freedom of Information Act to certain federally established entities, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) sponsors H.R. 1099, and 55 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1099 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Feb 6, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1099 has taken 2 actions since Feb 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 6, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 1099 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1099 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • CLEAR Act — Display Title
  • CLEAR Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Consistent Legal Expectations and Access to Records Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To clarify the applicability of the Freedom of Information Act to certain federally established entities, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1099 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 1 legislative subject.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1099’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr1099/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. 1099 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Freedom of information.

hr1099/subjects.txt
Freedom of information

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com