CLEAR Act
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (2026-03-19)
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What this bill does
This bill amends federal law (section 111 of title 18) to create new penalties for using a vehicle to forcibly assault, resist, intimidate, or interfere with a federal law enforcement officer of the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice who is performing official duties. It also creates a penalty for forcibly interfering with such an officer who is in a federal law enforcement vehicle. Both offenses carry a possible fine and up to 20 years in prison.
Who it affects
It would most directly affect people who use vehicles to interfere with DHS or DOJ law enforcement officers, as well as federal prosecutors and courts handling such cases.
Key points
- Adds two new offense categories to existing federal law on assaulting or interfering with federal officers.
- Covers using a vehicle to forcibly assault, resist, intimidate, or interfere with a DHS or DOJ federal law enforcement officer on duty.
- Covers forcibly interfering with such an officer who is in a federal law enforcement vehicle.
- Sets a maximum penalty of a fine and/or up to 20 years in prison for each offense.
- The bill is in committee and has not been voted on.
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Supporting this bill means backing new federal crimes, punishable by up to 20 years in prison, for using a vehicle to interfere with DHS or DOJ officers or for obstructing such officers in their vehicles.
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Opposing this bill means leaving current federal penalties for interfering with federal officers unchanged, without adding these specific vehicle-related offenses and 20-year maximum sentences.
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