HRES 614 · 111th Congress · Congress

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit earmarks to for-profit entities.

Introduced 2009-07-07· Sponsored by Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.(2009-07-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider in the House any legislation (or any accompanying report or joint explanatory statement of managers) that contains a congressional earmark for an organization other than a non-profit tax-exempt organization or a governmental entity. (Thus prohibits earmarks to for-profit entities.)…

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Cosponsors (5)

2 Democrats3 Republicans