Earmark Elimination Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/1/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-01Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- 2021-03-01Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-01 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (13)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- Mike Lee (R-UT)
- Ron Johnson (R-WI)
- Rand Paul (R-KY)
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Patrick Toomey (R-PA)
- Rob Portman (R-OH)
- Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- James Risch (R-ID)
Subjects
- Appropriations
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Income tax credits
- Income tax deductions
- Income tax exclusion
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Public contracts and procurement
- Senate
- Tariffs
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