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H.R. 633 112th Congress House

Orphan Earmarks Act of 2011

Official title: To rescind unused earmarks.

Introduced: February 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsCongressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structure
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Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management .
Feb 10, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Feb 10, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Orphan Earmarks Act of 2011 - Rescinds any earmark of funds provided for any federal agency with more than 90% of the appropriated amount remaining available for obligation at the end of the 9th fiscal year after it was first made available. Authorizes the agency head to delay any such rescission if an additional obligation of the earmark is likely to occur during the following 12-month period.

Requires each agency head to identify and report every project that is an earmark with an unobligated balance at the end of each fiscal year to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who shall report a listing and accounting for such earmarks to Congress and to the public via the OMB website.

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  • S 282 Orphan Earmarks Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 633: Orphan Earmarks Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-633/
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"H.R. 633: Orphan Earmarks Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-633/.
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H.R. 633, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-633/.
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