S 309
114th Congress
Senate
Economics and Public Finance
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Income tax deductions
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Earmark Elimination Act of 2015
Introduced: January 29, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 29, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jan 29, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Earmark Elimination Act of 2015
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 a point of order against an earmark only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senators.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any authorization of appropriations to a federal entity if the authorization is not specifically targeted to a state, locality, or congressional district.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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