HRES 813
114th Congress
House
Congress
Appropriations
Legislative rules and procedure
Water resources funding
Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to exclude provisions relating to existing or proposed water resources development projects of the Corps of Engineers from the definition of congressional earmark, and for other purposes.
Introduced: July 7, 2016
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Jul 7, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jul 7, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to exclude from the definition of, and moratorium on, "congressional earmarks" any provisions or report language arranging for, authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of spending authority for an expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific state, locality, or congressional district, if the language relates to an existing or proposed water resources development project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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