[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 169 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
H. RES. 169

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2007

Mr. Moore of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. 
Cleaver, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
  Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Herseth, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Johnson of 
Georgia, Mr. Kind, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
 Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Shays, 
 Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania) submitted 
 the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
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.

    Resolved, That clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended as follows:
            (1) in paragraph (a)(1), by inserting ``, which shall be 
        made available on the Internet in a searchable format to the 
        general public for at least 48 hours before consideration,'' 
        after ``a list'';
            (2) in paragraph (a)(2), by inserting ``, which shall be 
        made available on the Internet in a searchable format to the 
        general public for at least 48 hours before consideration,'' 
        after ``a list''; and
            (3) in paragraph (a)(4), by inserting ``, which shall be 
        made available on the Internet in a searchable format to the 
        general public for at least 48 hours before consideration,'' 
        after ``a list''.
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