introduced the Community Law Enforcement Authority Restoration Act of 2025, known as the CLEAR Act, to block a Biden-era U.S. Forest Service rule that expands federal involvement in enforcing state and local laws
She will work to block federal rules that expand federal involvement in enforcing state and local laws.
Occurrences
Earlier this week, Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (R-UT), alongside Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), introduced the Community Law Enforcement Authority Restoration Act of 2025, known as the CLEAR Act, to block a Biden-era U.S. Forest Service rule that expands federal involvement in enforcing state and local laws.
Evidence
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Maloy said she and Sen. Lummis introduced the CLEAR Act to stop a Biden-era Forest Service rule that would expand federal involvement in enforcing state and local laws; the bill would bar the agency from administering, implementing, or enforcing the rule.
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Maloy introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to reject the Biden administration's 2025 Grand Staircase-Escalante resource management plan and restore a prior plan she said was developed with local communities, describing it as a check on executive overreach.
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The vote record shows Maloy voted Yea on H.J.Res. 88 and H.J.Res. 78, two House disapproval resolutions that sought to nullify federal agency rules.
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Ms. Maloy (for herself, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Owens, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Ms. Hageman, and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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The Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture may not administer, implement or enforce the rule relating to ‘‘Law Enforcement; Criminal Prohibitions’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 92808 (November 25, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
Assessments
The promise is framed as an effort promise: Maloy said she would work to block federal rules expanding federal involvement in enforcing state and local laws. In her current House term, she directly acted on that specific issue by introducing the CLEAR Act in December 2025 with Sen. Lummis to block a Forest Service rule she said would expand federal enforcement authority over state and local law matters. That is a clear, material same-term effort on the exact subject of the promise. Additional votes on disapproval resolutions reinforce a broader pattern of trying to curb federal rulemaking, though those votes are less directly tied to the law-enforcement issue. Because the promise was to work against such rules, not necessarily to fully repeal one, her direct sponsorship and advocacy are enough for full delivery.