H.R. 8026IntroducedMarket NeutralCrime and Law Enforcement

CLEAR Act

Official Congressional Title (CLEAR Act)

CLEAR Act

Sponsor:Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)

Cosponsors (6 total):

0 Dem•6 Rep

Bipartisan Consensus Score5/100

Legislative Status Tracker (Latest Action: 2026-03-19)

Introduced

In Committee

Passed 1 Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

The Plain-English Breakdown

This House legislation (H.R. 8026) addresses crime and law enforcement by proposing statutory changes described as: "CLEAR Act"

What Actually Changes in Real Life If Passed

Updates federal statute under the Crime and Law Enforcement policy area (H.R. 8026).
Sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] with 6 cosponsor(s).
Latest status (2026-03-19): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Clause-by-Clause: Official Verbiage vs. Plain English

Side-by-side translation of the bill's key statutory sections

Core Statutory DirectiveCrime and Law Enforcement

📜 Official Statutory Verbiage

“CLEAR Act”

✨ Plain-English Translation

CLEAR Act

Who Wins / Benefits

Crime and Law Enforcement Stakeholders & Constituents

Primary targeted beneficiaries of the statutory updates or authorizations in this bill.

Who Pays / Loses

Federal Agency / Compliance Budget

Requires administrative implementation or reallocation of federal resources.

Market & Public Equity Impact

Sectors, ETFs, and public companies exposed to this legislation

Market Neutral

Monitored under Public Sector & Policy for legislative and regulatory ripple effects.

SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

WATCH

Broad macro/regulatory monitoring; minimal isolated single-sector equity distortion.

Rider & Hidden Pork Detector

Checks for unrelated attachments, earmarks, or omnibus logrolling

Rider Complexity18/100

Targeted single-topic legislation with low rider complexity.

Legalese Jargon Decoder

Phrases in this bill that sound technical—and what they really mean

"...and for other purposes"

Plain Meaning: Allows lawmakers to include related or secondary provisions inside the bill that aren't explicitly listed in the first sentence of the title.

Why Congress uses it: Standard Congressional drafting catch-all so procedural objections can't strike down clauses that go slightly beyond a narrow title.

"Notwithstanding any other provision of law..."

Plain Meaning: This rule overrides any existing federal laws that might conflict with it.

Why Congress uses it: Used as a legal trump card so courts and agencies must follow this new rule even if older laws say the opposite.

Official Congressional Record

Congressional Research Service (CRS) & Statutory Text

Official Legislative Verbiage Excerpt

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8026 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8026

 To amend section 111 of title 18, United States Code, to establish an 
    offense relating to obstructing certain law enforcement vehicle.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2026

 Mr. Steube (for himself, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. DesJarlais, 
  Ms. Boebert, and Mr. Fine) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To amend section 111 of title 18, United States Code, to establish an 
    offense relating to obstructing certain law enforcement vehicle.

    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 ``Criminalizing Law Enforcement Access 
Restriction Act'' or the ``CLEAR Act''.

SEC. 2. OFFENSE RELATING TO OBSTRUCTING CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              VEHICLE.

    Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Enhanced Penalty for Use of a Vehicle.--Whoever uses a 
vehicle to forcibly assault, resist, intimidate, or interfere with a 
Federal law enforcement officer of the Department of Homeland Security 
or the Department of Justice, while engaged in or on account of the 
performance of official duties, shall be fined under this title or 
imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.
    ``(d) Enhanced Penalty for Obstructing a Federal Law Enforcement 
Vehicle.--Whoever forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, 
intimidates, or interferes with a Federal law enforcement officer of 
the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice, while 
engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties in a 
Federal law enforcement vehicle, shall be fined under this title or 
imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.''.
                                 <all>

Official Action Timeline

2026-03-19

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-03-19

Introduced in House

2026-03-19

Introduced in House