S. 501 · 117th Congress
Earmark Elimination Act of 2021
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This bill establishes a point of order in the Senate against considering legislation that includes an earmark.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 1, 2021
Earmark Elimination Act of 2021
This bill establishes a point of order in the Senate against considering legislation that includes an earmark.
An earmark is generally any congressionally directed spending, tax benefit, or tariff benefit that benefits a specific entity, state, locality, or congressional district other than through a statutory or administrative formula or competitive award process.
The point of order may be waived by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senate. If the point of order is successfully raised and sustained, the earmark must 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 2021
Latest action (Mar 1, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 1, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.