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Earmark Elimination Act of 2015

Introduced: January 29, 2015 See on congress.gov
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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 January 29, 2015

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Feb 9, 2015
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 29, 2015
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 29, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 309: Earmark Elimination Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-309/
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"S. 309: Earmark Elimination Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-309/.
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S. 309, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-309/.
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