Please call and write your U.S. Representative soon to stop this dangerous bill!
The name of the bill is HR 7453 “The Criminals’ Loss of Eligibility and Assistance Networks Act (the CLEAN Act)”.
U.S. Representative Greg Steube introduced a bill (HR 7453) on February 9, 2026.
It would eliminate health care benefits for registrants. Specifically, if this bill becomes law, every person required to register would be prohibited from receiving federally funded Medicaid benefits as well as refundable credits under the Affordable Care Act. The bill also states that states would not be required to furnish medical assistance to registrants.
“This bill must be stopped,” stated ACSOL Executive Director Janice Bellucci. “Passage of this bill would significantly harm about one million American families.”
“ACSOL will work toward the goal of stopping this bill,” stated Bellucci. “And we invite other organizations as well as individuals (you!) to work toward that goal as well.”
Please call and write your Representative.
Also call and write Rep. Steube (a Republican member of Congress) that represents the 17th District of Florida. The office of Rep. Steube can be reached at (202) 225-5792. The mailing address for the office of Rep. Steube is 2457 Rayburn Building, Washington, D.C. 20515.
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Read the letter ACSOL wrote (you can use ideas for your calls and your customized letters):
HR 4472 - OPPOSE - Feb 202602102026
Read the bill:
HR 7453 - Feb. 2026
I just called Steube office and opposed. I also said to gently remind Rep Stuebe that every person to be effected by this bill HR 7453 has a mother like me who is opposed to HR 7453.
From Wikipedia: “On January 18, 2023, (Congressman Greg) Steube fell approximately 25 feet off a ladder while chainsawing tree limbs at his home in Sarasota, Florida. An Amazon delivery driver found Steube and called 911…Steube was admitted to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with multiple injuries”,
…[Karma may finally be taking care of] members of congress who propose unnecessary, mean-spirited, nonsensical and absurd legislation, such as Steube’s.
[Moderators note: What was written violated the rules and was removed and replaced, in the square brackets above, with something that the rules would have allowed.]
Sample Letter Opposing the CLEAN ActDear Representative,
I am writing to express concern about the CLEAN Act and the way it restructures access to federal healthcare programs. The bill introduces a new eligibility barrier for Medicaid participation and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits based solely on a civil registration status. This represents a significant departure from how these programs were designed to function.
Medicaid and ACA tax credits are built around income, disability, age, and medical need. The CLEAN Act ties eligibility to a civil classification that is unrelated to those criteria. This shift raises structural concerns because it disconnects healthcare access from the factors that normally determine medical assistance and instead links it to a status that was never intended to serve as a healthcare‑eligibility filter.
The bill also creates administrative and financial strain for states. Medicaid is a federal–state partnership, and removing federal participation for certain individuals transfers responsibility to state systems. States would be required to make new determinations, adjust their plans, and absorb increased emergency‑care costs. These operational challenges do not appear to advance the goals of healthcare efficiency or cost management.
In addition, the bill requires households to separate tax filings in order to maintain eligibility for ACA premium assistance. This forced separation creates a legal distinction between household members that can have consequences beyond healthcare. Property records, tax rolls, and local residency determinations often rely on unified household identity. Fragmenting that identity can unintentionally affect innocent, unregistered individuals by disrupting the continuity needed for property‑based protections, including long‑standing grandfather clauses tied to residence or ownership. These collateral effects fall on people who are not the intended focus of the bill and whose eligibility for healthcare would otherwise be determined solely by income and medical need.
Finally, tying a civil disability to a registry status raises due‑process and equal‑protection concerns because the disability is automatic, irreversible, and not based on individualized assessment. The registry was not designed to determine healthcare eligibility, and using it for that purpose creates structural misalignment within the federal healthcare framework.
For these reasons, I respectfully request reconsideration of this legislation. A stable healthcare system depends on predictable eligibility rules, consistent federal–state cooperation, and criteria that remain tied to medical need rather than civil categories. Redirecting eligibility based on registry status introduces uncertainty without clear evidence of benefit to public health or program integrity.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
DisclaimerThis sample letter is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Individuals concerned about how federal or state laws may affect their personal circumstances should consult with qualified legal counsel. Only a licensed attorney can provide guidance tailored to a specific situation.
Taking away our healthcare = A retroactive, backdoor death penalty. Just what they want!
I am a tier two registered person who is due to be off the registry in 2027. Twenty five years is up in 2027. I was convicted in 2002. I use Medicaid and have liver failure and just received a pacemaker, stints and from my severe fatigue I am guessing I don’t have long to live. I am going to be 60 years old in a few months. I was declared disabled by the government two years ago and the only income I receive is from being Native American and in a tribe. The only thing keeping me alive right now is MEDICAID.
Nothing like wanting to kill those you hate because one has a superior God complex. Thou shall not commit murder and that includes those you hate. Love over hate Rep. Steube
The hypocrisy between the congressman’s words and actions would make a person’s stomach turn. Read his bio and try to align that with this legislation. You can’t.
Regarding his recent injury in 2023, it sounds like he benefited personally from the actions of a good Samaritan, without whom, who knows whether he would be alive or not today.
Interestingly, Jesus spoke about another “Good Samaritan” to teach about about who is our neighbor. The congressman, as an expert in the law, would do well to heed the words of Jesus admonishing an expert in the law from his day on who our neighbors are, and how we should treat them.
Done. Email letter sent to my Rep. Thank you to all who are reaching out. I may call Stupe’s (spelling error intentional) office as well.
I personally think Janice should attack and challenge the “law-abidding” language mentioned in the bill. It’s based on the tired myth suggesting that everyone with this label eventually reoffends. It’s blatant othering and dehumanization and suggests those with this label are unworthy of life-saving/extending care. He’s betting on the “not on my dime” as a selling point while knowing his ignorant base will overlook his own travel expenses and perks that THEY pay for.
Also the “Criminals’ Loss of Eligibility” language is very straight-forward and not ambiguous as it implies that ALL criminals will be subject to this bill if passed. But the fine print singles-out only those with a label! This thing wouldn’t even grow legs if it was intented to affect EVERY “individual” with a criminal offense. But no, we’re somehow deemed “lesser” because of moral elitism. There is absolutely nothing “CLEAN” about this Act, except perhaps the “clean” getting away with it.
This lawmaker knows his voters are a MAGA brainwashed cult that will absolutely be on board with this. They’re easily duped with “whataboutism” and is purposely engaging his constituency with manipulation and deception while betting on his outrage-baited press release will help fast-track and “warp speed” it through. All because of hate, outrage and lack of empathy.
This bill is nothing but weaponized outrage appeasement for the ignorant and used as a distraction in an attempt to make the whole Epstein thing go away. We’re being USED and subjugated as appeasement fodder.
“Give them bread and circuses and they won’t revolt” – Juvenal
This is the same clown who fell off a ladder, and it must’ve hurt. But he has no empathy for others who suffer pain and need medical care. He fits the definition of a psychopath ☹️
Seems to me that there’s been a flurry of nutty Bills, more blatantly-punishing that ever, and presumably retroactive. Precisely the sort of nonsense that the Supreme Court just banned, unanimously. Are legislators even aware that their “civil,” excuse is gone? That registration requirements are a form of custody?
I do worry. Once the class action suits get going county-wide, and they are successful, (as they should be, what’s to even argue?), the Registry as we know it is going to be whittled-down to something so unsatisfactory (unfulfilling?) to lawmakers and law enforcement who have capitalized upon the cruelty and manipulated the general public, that I can imagine a flat-out refusal to a judge’s orders to tear it all down.
What then?
For those who are able to come to Washington, DC in March perhaps pay Rep. Steube a visit. Maybe seeing your anger will shock his conscience or perhaps he’ll fall off the high horse he rides on. Time for the Gigantic Sadist to retire.
POSITION STATEMENT: SUPPORTING THE REGISTRY
I, ________________________, affirm my belief that the public registry is a
non‑punitive, civil regulatory system. I acknowledge that courts have held the
registry to be a civil measure intended to support public safety.
By signing this statement, I express my personal belief that inclusion on a
public registry does not impose punishment, does not cause harm, and serves a
legitimate public‑safety purpose. I further affirm that I would not object to
being listed on such a registry for life, as I consider it a reasonable and
non‑punitive public measure.
Signature: ________________________ Date: ____________
POSITION STATEMENT: OPPOSING THE REGISTRY
I, ________________________, acknowledge that the public registry is legally
classified as a civil, non‑punitive regulatory system. However, I do not
believe that the registry, as currently structured, meaningfully improves
public safety or achieves its stated goals.
By signing this statement, I express my personal view that I do not endorse
the registry as an effective public‑safety policy and would not recommend its
use as a model for community protection.
Signature: ________________________ Date: ____________
I wonder how many people understand that if people forced to register continue to lose rights and benefits what stops a hack from coming after theirs for political gain. Freedom isn’t free and bad things happen when good people stand on the sidelines thinking, ” This doesn’t impact me or Own the Democrats/Republicans/MAGA” No matter where we stand politically when one group is oppressed nobody is safe.
Janice, correct me if I don’t understand correctly, but I think his bill targets anyone convicted of a sex offense, not just those “currently required to register”. He points to the Adam Walsh act’s definition that says (“an individual who was convicted…”) which seems more broad than just those currently required to register.
What is even the reason behind this bill other then silently wanting to unalive people??? There is no reason that would benefit anyone from this bill. Definitely writing an opposition letter for this one. Things like this make me want to advocate more and more every day.
I live in Kentucky I have leukemia and in treatment. I on both Medicare and Medicaid QMB, extra help. This is life-threatening bill for me. If anyone can help me write a letter to senator Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell would be greatly appreciated or a template for others. My energy level is so low because of the leukemia and the treatment. I suggest anyone reading this to send their US senators and representatives a letter to every legislators in the United States. This bill is nothing short of murder. Janice we love you! I and a million people need you now more than ever!
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Done. This would affect me directly as I still receive medical assistance from time to time from the the VA.
So since they are intent on barring PFRs from receiving any government services, those PFRs will be exempt from paying federal income taxes, right?? 🤷🏻♂️
Intriguing, I’m an ex PFR who got his RN license back after obtaining a COR – thanks to Janice and her website. The waste I see in the ER (I work ER is disturbing). Some are drug seeking? Illegal? So, why don’t we start doing background checks on patients? This is both a very disturbing and hateful bill! I guess let them die on the street? How can anyone move ahead on life and rehabilitate themselves with a job? Healthcare? Common sense tells you this. The Representative should be ashamed of themselves! Very disturbing. Troubling to see the hate
First the idea of public safety for having to register is another argument, but I would like to know just how not receiving and medical services protects children? This just goes to show all these registry laws are just out of spite to get revernage, and have nothing to do with public safety that the claim
The bills prognosis of becoming law is at 1 percent.
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr7453#
@Janice I haven’t read the bill but would something like this would (1) survive equal protection claim and (2) ex post facto? Or to put it another way, have the effect of continued punishment?