HRES 1176 · 111th Congress · Congress
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to ban congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, and limited tariff benefits.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.(2010-03-12)
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Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order in the House to consider legislation reported or not reported by any committee, or any amendment or conference report (including any joint explanatory statement), that includes a congressional earmark or limited tax or tariff benefit. Requires the House Committee on the Budget to determine whether a measure or matter contains any congressional earmark or limited tax or tariff benefit, relying, if it chooses, on information supplied by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).…
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