H.R. 1099, also known as the "Consistent Legal Expectations and Access to Records Act" or the "CLEAR Act," seeks to clarify the application of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to certain entities established by the federal government. Specifically, the bill amends FOIA's...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 1099, called the "CLEAR Act," is a new rule that lets people ask for information from some special government groups that weren't included before. This means that if someone wants to know something from these groups, they can use this rule to ask, even if the information is old.