S. 2330 · 115th Congress
Earmark Elimination Act of 2018
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This bill establishes a point of order in the Senate against considering legislation that includes an earmark. Under the bill, an "earmark" is a congressionally directed spending item, tax benefit, or tariff benefit targeted to a specific recipient or group of beneficiaries.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 23, 2018
Earmark Elimination Act of 2018
This bill establishes a point of order in the Senate against considering legislation that includes an earmark. Under the bill, an "earmark" is a congressionally directed spending item, tax benefit, or tariff benefit targeted to a specific recipient or group of beneficiaries. The point of order may be waived by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn. If the point of order is successfully raised and sustained, the earmark shall be stricken from the legislation.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Earmark Elimination Act of 2018
Latest action (Jan 23, 2018): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 23, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.