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HR6802Referred to Committee

CLEAR Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-12-17
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Celeste Maloy
Celeste Maloy
Republican · UT · Representative
Votes with party: 96.4% (548 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001228

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (7)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Burgess Owens (R-UT-4)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)Original· 2025-12-17
  • James C. Moylan (R-GU)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)· 2026-02-26

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

2026-05-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on AgricultureReferred To · 2025-12-17

Previously

  • Agriculture CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-17

Plain-English Summary

The CLEAR Act would likely address management and use of federal public lands, possibly by streamlining permitting processes, clarifying rules for resource extraction or recreation, or adjusting how the government handles land conservation and development. The bill would affect ranchers, miners, outdoor enthusiasts, environmental groups, and federal land agencies like the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. Without seeing the full text, the specific changes remain unclear, but the focus on public lands suggests it aims to either increase access to natural resources or reform how federal lands are currently managed.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6802 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6802 To prohibit the administration, implementation, or enforcement by the Forest Service of the rule relating to ``Law Enforcement; Criminal Prohibitions''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 17, 2025 Ms. Maloy (for herself, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Owens, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Ms. Hageman, and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the administration, implementation, or enforcement by the Forest Service of the rule relating to ``Law Enforcement; Criminal Prohibitions''. 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 as the ``CLEAR Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ENFORCEMENT OF RULE RELATING TO ``LAW ENFORCEMENT; CRIMINAL PROHIBITIONS''. The Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture may not administer, implement or enforce the rule relating to ``Law Enforcement; Criminal Prohibitions'' (89 Fed. Reg. 92808 (November 25, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>
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