119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jun 18, 2025
CLEAR Path Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Apr 22, 2026): Held at the desk.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Passed Senate (Apr 21, 2026)
Conflict-free Leaving Employment and Activity Restrictions Path Act or the CLEAR Path Act
This bill bans former presidential appointees in the executive branch from knowingly representing, aiding, or advising a foreign country of concern (e.g., China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia) with the intent to influence a decision of U.S. government officials.
Under the bill, the ban applies to former presidential appointees who served (1) as head or deputy head of an executive branch department or agency, or (2) in any other Senate-confirmed position in an executive branch department or agency.
The ban applies to those who are appointed to their positions on or after the date of this bill's enactment. The ban expires five years after the date of this bill's enactment.
The bill also establishes a process that authorizes the Department of State to propose and Congress to enact changes to the list of foreign countries of concern.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1854; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1854-1855)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 305.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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Asia · China · Congressional oversight · Cuba · Europe · Federal officials · Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management · Government ethics and transparency, public corruption · Iran · Latin America · Legislative rules and procedure · Middle East · North Korea · Russia · Syria
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FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Homeland Security
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ons. H.R. 9492, Cybersecurity Logging Enforcement and Accountability Reporting Act, all provisions. H.R. 9834, No Racketeers on our Shores Act, all provisions. S. 2132, CLEAR Path Act, all provisions. S. 3050, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act of 2025, all provisions…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Homeland Security
$240,000
Spent on own lobbying
….R. 8022, DETECT Nitazenes Act of 2026, all provisions. H.R. 881, DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act, all provisions. S. 2132, CLEAR Path Act, all provisions. S. 3050, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act of 2025, all provisions…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$270,000
Spent on own lobbying
…emocratic Iran, all provisions. S. 1625, SHIELD Against CCP Act, all provisions. S. 198, PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 2132, CLEAR PATH Act, all provisions. S. 2722, Taiwan Energy Security and Embargo Act, all provisions. S. 3181, REVOKE Act, all provisions. S. 3360, Feasibility Rev…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S. (A PROJECT OF THE FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVT) · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S. (A PROJECT OF THE FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVT)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Mar 5, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…overnment accountability or transparency programs; Support for anticorruption language in Department of State Policy Provisions Act (H.R.5300); CLEAR PATH Act (S. 2132).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing