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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet.

Introduced: February 15, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Aug 2, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1694)
Feb 15, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Feb 15, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that any lists of congressional earmarks, limited tax, and tariff benefits (and the name of the requesting Member), required for legislation reported or not reported by a committee or included in a conference report, be made publicly available on the Internet in a searchable format at least 48 hours before a measure's consideration.

What's happening now August 2, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1694)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 2
R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Oct 24, 2007
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 5, 2007
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 16, 2007
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 15, 2007
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 15, 2007
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 15, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 15, 2007
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 15, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 169: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-169/
MLA
"H. Res. 169: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-169/.
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H. Res. 169, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-169/.
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[H. Res. 169: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-169/)
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