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HRES 614 111th Congress House Congress Appropriations House of Representatives Legislative rules and procedure

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

Introduced: July 7, 2009 Introduced by: Quigley, Mike Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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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.)


What's happening now July 7, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 614: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit earmarks to for-profit entities.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-614/
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"H. Res. 614: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit earmarks to for-profit entities.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-614/.
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H. Res. 614, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-614/.
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