Bill · S. 3520· Senate(119-S-3520)
CLEAR Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 12/17/2025
- Last activity
- 12/17/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Cynthia Lummis
- Cosponsors
- - 4 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the Community Law Enforcement Authority Restoration Act of 2025 or the CLEAR Act of 2025. It stops the Secretary of Agriculture from carrying out a specific Forest Service rule. The rule that gets blocked is titled Law Enforcement; Criminal Prohibitions. Once passed, this rule will have no force or effect. The Secretary of Agriculture is also blocked from using any rule that is mostly similar to the blocked one.
Yes
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+2
Rural residents may benefit from the restriction of federal criminal rules affecting local Forest Service lands.
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+2
The bill invalidates a specific Forest Service criminal prohibitions rule, which may affect local management and federal overreach on public lands.
Does this leave more decisions to the states?+2
By invalidating a federal agency rule, the legislation implicitly supports local and state governance interests regarding criminal prohibitions on public lands.
The opposite
Does this give the federal government more power?-2
The bill blocks a federal agency rule, thereby restricting federal administrative power in this specific context.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 2: This section stops the Forest Service rule titled Law Enforcement; Criminal Prohibitions from having any force or effect, and prevents the Secretary of Agriculture from enforcing it or any similar rule. This might be seen as a positive outcome for people because it blocks a federal rule from being put into action by the government.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Based on the provided text, there are no specific sections or provisions identified that outline negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Rural Residents+2
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Land Management+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Increase States Rights+2Increases Federal Power-2
- 1/29/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/17/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
John BarrassoRepublican · Wyoming
John CurtisRepublican · Utah
Mike LeeRepublican · Utah
Mike RoundsRepublican · South Dakota