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Earmark Elimination Act of 2013

Introduced: January 24, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jan 24, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Earmark Elimination Act of 2013 - Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider a bill or resolution introduced in either chamber or any other measure that includes an earmark.

Permits waiver of any or all such points of order by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members.

Makes this Act inapplicable to any authorization of appropriations to a federal entity if such authorization is not specifically targeted to a state, locality, or congressional district.

What's happening now January 24, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 7, 2013
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 24, 2013
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 24, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 126: Earmark Elimination Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-126/
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"S. 126: Earmark Elimination Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-126/.
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S. 126, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-126/.
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