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S Amdt 1472 - Prohibits Consideration of Bills Containing Earmarks - Key Vote
John Boozman voted Yea (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
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Amendment - Amendment Rejected (Senate) - Feb. 2, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Prohibits Consideration of Bills Containing Earmarks
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment to S 2038 that prohibits Congress from considering any bill, resolution, amendment or conference report that includes earmarks.
Highlight:
-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:
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 31, 2012
Title: Prohibits Consideration of Bills Containing Earmarks
