H.Res. 614 · 111th Congress
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit earmarks to for-profit entities.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mike Quigley
- Introduced
- 2009-07-07
- Latest action
- 2009-07-07 · Introduced in House
Summary
Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider in the House any legislation (or any accompanying report or joint explanatory statement of managers) that contains a congressional earmark for an organization other than a non-profit tax-exempt organization or a governmental entity. (Thus prohibits earmarks to for-profit entities.)