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To establish the Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 15, 2007 See on congress.gov

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Nov 15, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Nov 15, 2007

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes a Joint Select Committee on Earmark Reform to study and report to the House and the Senate on the practices of the legislative and executive branch regarding earmarks in authorizing, appropriation, tax, and tariff measures.

Makes it out of order to consider a bill, joint resolution, or conference report containing a congressional earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit until the filing of such report.

What's happening now November 15, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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