US Congress House Bill 633 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management .
Pending: House Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Orphan Earmarks Act of 2011

Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]

Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]

Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management .
2011-02-10	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2011-02-10	House	Referred to House Appropriations
2011-02-10	House	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.

SB282 (Related) 2011-02-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/633/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr633/BILLS-112hr633ih.pdf