[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1177 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1177

    Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit 
   congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, and limited tariff 
                               benefits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2010

   Mr. Minnick (for himself and Mr. Simpson) submitted the following 
        resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit 
   congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, and limited tariff 
                               benefits.

    Resolved, That (a) clause 9 of rule XXI is amended by striking 
paragraphs (a) through (d), by redesignating paragraphs (e), (f), and 
(g) as paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), respectively, and by inserting 
before paragraph (b) the following new paragraph:
    ``(a) It shall not be in order to consider--
            ``(1) a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee if 
        it or the accompanying report contains a congressional earmark, 
        limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit;
            ``(2) a bill or joint resolution not reported by a 
        committee if it contains a congressional earmark, limited tax 
        benefit, or limited tariff benefit;
            ``(3) an amendment to a bill or joint resolution if it 
        contains a congressional earmark, limited tax benefit, or 
        limited tariff benefit; or
            ``(4) a conference report to accompany a bill or joint 
        resolution if it or the accompanying joint explanatory 
        statement prepared by the managers on the part of the House on 
        the part of the Senate contains a congressional earmark, 
        limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit.''.
    (b) Clause 6(c) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by inserting before the period at the end 
the following: ``, or a rule or order that would waive clause 9(a) of 
rule XXI''.
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