Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now Act

the Office of Congressional Ethics shall be treated as a standing committee of the House of Representatives for purposes of section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i));

references to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall be construed as references to the Committee on Ethics;

no person shall serve as a member of the board for more than 4 2-year terms;

a vacancy on the board shall be filled not later than 60 calendar days after the date any such vacancy occurs, including any vacancy that is the result of term limits;

if a vacancy on the board is not filled pursuant to the deadline under paragraph (4), the board shall not be prohibited from operating unless there are fewer than 3 members on the board;

any member of the board currently serving a term in excess of the limitations under paragraph (3) shall be removed from the board not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act;

any individual who is the subject of a preliminary review or second-phase review by the board shall be informed of the right to be represented by counsel and invoking that right should not be held negatively against them; and

the Office may not take any action that would deny any person any right or protection provided under the Constitution of the United States.