A bill to prohibit earmarks.
Earmark Elimination Act of 2021
This bill establishes a point of order in the Senate against considering legislation that includes an earmark.
An earmark is generally any congressionally directed spending, tax benefit, or tariff benefit that benefits a specific entity, state, locality, or congressional district other than through a statutory or administrative formula or competitive award process.
The point of order may be waived by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senate. If the point of order is successfully raised and sustained, the earmark must be stricken from the legislation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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