CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Celeste Maloy (R-UT)

CLEAR Act of 2025

H.R. 6802 · House bill Public Lands and Natural Resources

A Republican bill with 7 Republican cosponsors · See all 7 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Community Law Enforcement Authority Restoration Act of 2025" or the "CLEAR Act of 2025," seeks to restrict the Forest Service. It specifically targets the rule titled "Law Enforcement; Criminal Prohibitions" published on November 25, 2024. The legislation prohibits the Forest Service from administering, implementing, or enforcing that specific rule. Under this act, the rule would have no force or effect.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this change how police departments operate?

    The bill restricts the Forest Service's ability to enforce the specific rule regarding criminal prohibitions and law enforcement.

  • Scored +4

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    The bill reduces the enforcement of specific federal criminal prohibitions within Forest Service jurisdictions, which often impact rural community members.

  • Scored +3

    Does this leave more decisions to the states?

    The bill limits the federal administrative power of the Forest Service over specific law enforcement rules.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    By stripping the Forest Service of its law enforcement and criminal prohibition rule, the bill may reduce the agency's ability to protect public lands from illegal activity.