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H.R. 1642 109th Congress House

Obligation of Funds Transparency Act of 2005

Official title: To prohibit Federal agencies from obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 8, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Apr 14, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 14, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 14, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Obligation of Funds Transparency Act of 2005 - Prohibits a Federal agency from obligating funds made available in an appropriation Act to implement an earmark that is included in a congressional report accompanying such Act, unless the earmark is also included in that Act.

Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit waiver of the germaneness requirement for conference reports by a report by the Committee on Rules, unless approved by a vote of three-fifths of the Members voting, with a quorum being present. Limits debate on such a question to 20 minutes equally divided by a proponent and an opponent. States that the above also applies in the case of a special rule that waives all (or specified) points of order. Prohibits the Committee on Rules from reporting a rule or order waiving the above amendment to the rules.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1495 Obligation of Funds Transparency Act of 2005
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 2 Republican 2
Barrett, J.
· Mar 29, 2006
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Mar 1, 2006
Fortuno, Luis
· Mar 1, 2006
Bean, Melissa
· Feb 15, 2006
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Feb 8, 2006
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 8, 2006
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 8, 2006
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Feb 8, 2006
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 1, 2006
Ryan, Paul
· Jan 31, 2006
TIAHRT, TODD
· Jan 31, 2006
WAMP, ZACH
· Jan 31, 2006
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Dec 16, 2005
Mack, Connie
· Jun 15, 2005
INGLIS, BOB
· Jun 7, 2005
SHADEGG, JOHN
· May 12, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1642: Obligation of Funds Transparency Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1642/
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