Curtailing Lobbying and Empowering Americans for a New Politics Act of 2018 or the CLEAN Act of 2018
This bill modifies various lobbying restrictions and requirements.
Among other things, the bill does the following:
broadens the scope of lobbying activities that trigger registration and disclosure requirements,
limits bundled campaign contributions by lobbyists,
prohibits congressional candidates from soliciting campaign contributions from lobbyists while Congress is in session, and
requires certain agents of foreign commercial entities to register as lobbyists.
Actions
Oct 1, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jul 25, 2018
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.