Earmark Reform Proposals : Analysis of Latest Versions of S. 2349 and H.R. 4975.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Budget--United States.

Budget.

United States.

Lobbying.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

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text file

Summary:

Provides background information on earmarks, and reviews the earmark reform provisions of Senate-passed S. 2349, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006, and the substitute amendment to H.R. 4975, the Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, both to require public disclosure of Congressional sponsors of certain earmarks as well as a list of those earmarks. Summarizes Congressional action on the two measures, and compares select provisions in the Senate bill and House amendment.

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Earmark Reform Proposals

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