Key Votes
S Amdt 1472 - Prohibits Consideration of Bills Containing Earmarks - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Pat Roberts voted Nay (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- S 2038 - Prohibits Insider Trading by Government Officials
- S Amdt 1491 - Requires Disclosure of Financial Transactions by Executive Branch Employees
- S Amdt 1472 - Prohibits Consideration of Bills Containing Earmarks
Issues
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (Senate) (40-59) - Feb. 2, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Prohibits Consideration of Bills Containing Earmarks
Vote to adopt an amendment to S 2038 that prohibits Congress from considering any bill, resolution, amendment or conference report that includes earmarks.
- Defines “earmark” as a provision included primarily at the request of a Senator or Representative that:
- Authorizes an amount of discretionary spending targeted to a specific state, locality or other entity, and that provides a preferential federal tax credit, tax deduction, exclusion, or preference to a particular beneficiary or group of beneficiaries; and
- Contains eligibility criteria that are not uniform in application with respect to potential beneficiaries of the provision.
- Exempts appropriations that are awarded through a statutory or competitive award process from the provisions of this amendment.
- Specifies that if the nature of a provision cannot be determined, an affirmative two-thirds Senate vote will be used to decide whether or not the provision is an “earmark.”
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 31, 2012
Title: Prohibits Consideration of Bills Containing Earmarks
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Kelly A. Ayotte (NH - R)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike O. Johanns (NE - R)
- Claire McCaskill (MO - D)
- Robert J. 'Rob' Portman (OH - R)
- Marco Rubio (FL - R)
- John R. Thune (SD - R)
- Mark E. Udall (CO - D)
