SRES 687
A resolution amending rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to include amendments of the House of Representatives in the requirements for identifying spending items, and for other purposes.
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This resolution includes bills, joint resolutions, and messages from the House of Representatives within the scope of a point of order that prohibits the Senate from considering legislation unless each congressionally directed spending item (i.e., earmark), limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit in the legislation has been publicly identified. Currently, the point of order only applies to Senate bills or joint resolutions that are not reported by committee.
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Mike Braun
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