3.0.0 633 2023-01-11T13:20:37Z 2023-01-11T13:20:37Z House H HR 2011-02-10 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLAKE:H.R. 633.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the enumerated powers listed in Article I, Section 8,which include the power to ``provide for the common defenseand general welfare of the United States . . .''.[Page H683]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing hsgo24 Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee Referred to 2011-02-18T15:44:42Z Referred to 2011-02-10T15:02:30Z hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-02-10T15:02:25Z Orphan Earmarks Act 112 282 S 2011-02-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Related bill CRS 2011-02-18 hsgo24 Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management . Committee 2011-02-10 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2011-02-10 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsap00 Appropriations Committee 2011-02-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000444 Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 6 N C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2011-03-30 False L000576 Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] Billy Long R MO 7 2011-06-13 False Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Economics and Public Finance 00 2011-02-10 Introduced in House 2011-03-03T16:39:54Z Orphan Earmarks Act of 2011 - Rescinds any earmark of funds provided for any federal agency with more than 90% of the appropriated amount remaining available for obligation at the end of the 9th fiscal year after it was first made available. Authorizes the agency head to delay any such rescission if an additional obligation of the earmark is likely to occur during the following 12-month period.

Requires each agency head to identify and report every project that is an earmark with an unobligated balance at the end of each fiscal year to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who shall report a listing and accounting for such earmarks to Congress and to the public via the OMB website.

]]> Orphan Earmarks Act of 2011 Display Title Orphan Earmarks Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To rescind unused earmarks. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Orphan Earmarks Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-02-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr633ih/xml/BILLS-112hr633ih.xml 2011-02-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management . text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.