S. 282 · 112th Congress
Orphan Earmarks Act
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Tester1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Orphan Earmarks Act - Rescinds any earmark of funds provided for any federal agency with more than 90% of the appropriated amount remaining available for obligation at the end of the 9th fiscal year after it was first made available.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 3, 2011
Orphan Earmarks Act - Rescinds any earmark of funds provided for any federal agency with more than 90% of the appropriated amount remaining available for obligation at the end of the 9th fiscal year after it was first made available. Authorizes the agency head to delay any such rescission if an additional obligation of the earmark is likely to occur during the following 12-month period.
Requires each agency head to identify and report every project that is an earmark with an unobligated balance at the end of each fiscal year to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who shall report a listing and accounting for such earmarks to Congress and to the public via the OMB website.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Orphan Earmarks Act
Latest action (Feb 3, 2011): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 3, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.