Number: RL33295
Title: Comparison of Selected Senate Earmark Reform Proposals
Authors: Sandy Streeter, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: Proposals to modify the earmark processes have been included in some Senate bills. On February 28, 2006, for example, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration ordered reported S. 2349, Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006, which includes, in part, such proposed changes. In addition, provisions in both S. 2261 and S. 2265, sponsored by Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain, respectively, would also make changes in the earmark process. This report provides a comparison of these three measures: S. 2349, S. 2261, and S. 2265 with the current Senate rules and practices.
Pages: 21
Date: March 6, 2006