H.Res.1072 - Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that Members post on their websites all earmark requests made to the Committee on Appropriations.

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  • Official: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that Members post on their websites all earmark requests made to the Committee on Appropriations. as introduced.

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4/2/2008--Introduced.Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require any Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner requesting the Committee on Appropriations or any subcommittee to include a congressional earmark in any legislation, rel

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4/2/2008--Introduced.
Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require any Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner requesting the Committee on Appropriations or any subcommittee to include a congressional earmark in any legislation, related report, or joint statement of managers accompanying a conference report to:
(1) include also the proposed recipient, amount requested, the project name, and a project description of the matter that is the subject of that congressional earmark; and
(2) post such information on his or her website within 24 hours of making that request.


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01/04/11
H.R.172: Deficit Accountability Act of 2011 - U.S. ... - OpenCongress

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04/19/08
Walz supports earmark reform legislation

Representative Boyda's resolution (H.Res 1072 ) would require all Representatives to disclose their requests for federal earmarks on their Congressional websites within 24 hours. Each description must include the earmark's proposed ...

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04/15/08
sutton paves way for passage of fire safety bill

floor speech in support of h.res.1072 (sutton) and hr 4847, the united states fire administration reauthorization act of 2008.

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