Impose enhanced federal penalties on rioters who obstruct federal law enforcement vehicles or use vehicles to assault or interfere with officers.

W. Gregory Steube · Florida · Republican

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Occurrences

Representatives Greg Steube and Tim Burchett have introduced the Criminalizing Law Enforcement Access Restriction or CLEAR Act, legislation to impose enhanced penalties on rioters who obstruct federal law enforcement vehicles or weaponize civilian vehicles to attack officers.

Steube backed legislation to increase penalties for using vehicles to obstruct or attack federal law enforcement officers.

Steube, Burchett Introduce The CLEAR Act – Congressman Steube
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Evidence

GovInfo records that on March 19, 2026, Rep. Steube introduced H.R. 8026 and it was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. The bill would create an offense for obstructing certain law enforcement vehicles and add enhanced penalties for using a vehicle to assault, resist, intimidate, or interfere with federal law enforcement officers.

Steube took concrete legislative action matching the promise by introducing the CLEAR Act, but the official record shows only introduction and committee referral, not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 8026 (IH) - Criminalizing Law Enforcement Access Restriction Act - BILLS-119hr8026ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Steube's office said he and Rep. Burchett introduced the CLEAR Act to impose enhanced penalties on rioters who obstruct federal law enforcement vehicles or use vehicles as weapons against officers, with penalties of up to 20 years imprisonment.

The congressman's own release confirms the pledge was turned into proposed legislation in the current term, but it does not show passage into law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Steube, Burchett Introduce The CLEAR Act – Congressman Steube
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Assessments

unresolved same_term A for effort

Steube materially advanced the promise by introducing H.R. 8026, the CLEAR Act, in March 2026, and the bill’s text matches the pledged policy of enhanced federal penalties for obstructing law enforcement vehicles or using vehicles against officers. However, the available record shows only introduction and referral to committee, with no enactment into law or completed policy change. Because he is still in federal office and made a serious same-term legislative effort, the promise is best scored as unresolved rather than delivered or never at this stage.

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never same_term A for effort

Steube introduced H.R. 8026, the CLEAR Act, in the 119th Congress to create enhanced federal penalties matching the promised policy. The available official record shows introduction and referral to the House Judiciary Committee, but no enactment into federal law. Because this was a serious legislative attempt that did not deliver the promised penalties, the outcome is not fulfilled, with effort credit.

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