[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 727 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 727

 Providing for a moratorium on the consideration of any bill or joint 
  resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
    contains any congressional earmark until a bipartisan panel is 
  established to provide oversight over the congressional earmarking 
    process and that panel reports its recommendations to the House.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 10, 2007

Mr. Flake (for himself and Mr. Moran of Kansas) submitted the following 
        resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Providing for a moratorium on the consideration of any bill or joint 
  resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
    contains any congressional earmark until a bipartisan panel is 
  established to provide oversight over the congressional earmarking 
    process and that panel reports its recommendations to the House.

    Resolved, That, notwithstanding clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, it shall not be in order to consider 
any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report 
thereon, that contains any congressional earmark (as defined in such 
rule) unless and until--
            (1) a bipartisan panel comprised of Members appointed by 
        the Speaker and the minority leader is established to make 
        recommendations to the House on how to better provide oversight 
        of the congressional earmarking process to prevent waste, 
        fraud, and abuse of taxpayer funds; and
            (2) that panel reports its recommendations to the House.
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