Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet.
Latest action · Aug 2, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1694)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that any lists of congressional earmarks, limited tax, and tariff benefits (and the name of the requesting Member), required for legislation reported or not reported by a committee or included in a conference report, be made publicly available on the Internet in a searchable format at least 48 hours before a measure's consideration.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2007 to May 15, 2008; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Mar 16, 2007 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Mar 16, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Mar 16, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Mar 16, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Mar 16, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Mar 16, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Oct 24, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Oct 24, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Mar 12, 2008 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Apr 30, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | May 15, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Feb 15, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1694)
- Feb 15, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 15, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1694 | Dennis Moore D-KS | Aug 2, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
