US HR1289 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 166-0)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-04-22 - Referred to House Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 22 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-04-22 - Referred to House Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Democratic Members of the House should join its Republican Members in a total ban on earmarks for one year; (2) discretionary spending should be reduced in the concurrent budget resolution for FY2011 by the total amount that was spent on requests for earmarks in FY2010; (3) if spending in that resolution is not reduced by such amount, an amendment to that resolution to effectuate this change should be made in order; and (4) a complete review and overhaul of the congressional budgetary, spending, and earmark processes should be commenced by creating a bipartisan, bicameral committee to study the issue and report to the House and Senate with its recommendations.
Title
Expressing the sense of the House that Democratic Members of the House should join Republican Members of the House in a total ban on earmarks for one year, that total discretionary spending should be reduced by the amount saved by earmark moratoriums, and that a bipartisan, bicameral committee should be created to review and overhaul the budgetary, spending, and earmark processes.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-22 | Referred to House Rules | |
| 2010-04-22 | Referred to House Budget | |
| 2010-04-22 | Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. | |
| 2010-04-22 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E625) |
Subjects
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Congressional committees
Government investigations
House of Representatives
Political parties and affiliation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-resolution/1289/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hres1289/BILLS-111hres1289ih.pdf |
