CLEAN Checks Act

Bill: 118-hr-1283
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-03-01
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Curb Leaders from Electioneering with Autographs on National Checks Act or as the CLEAN Checks Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits certain names and likenesses on federal government checks.</p> <p>Specifically, any check issued by the federal government may not be signed by, or otherwise bear the name, signature, image, or likeness of, the President, the Vice President, any elected official or cabinet level officer of the United States, or any person who is a relative of such individual.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1283 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2023 Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To prohibit the use of certain names and likenesses on Government checks where such use has the potential to constitute self-promotion.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Curb Leaders from Electioneering with Autographs on National Checks Act or as the CLEAN Checks Act . 2. Prohibition of certain names and likenesses on Government checks Any check issued by the Federal Government may not be signed by, or otherwise bear the name, signature, image, or likeness of, the President, the Vice President, any elected official or cabinet level officer of the United States, or any individual who, with respect to any of the aforementioned individuals, bears any relationship described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 152(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to the use of the name of an individual on a particular check if such name is used solely because such particular check is payable to such individual in such individual’s personal capacity.