Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that Members' official websites include congressional earmark requests and video presentations for requests submitted to committees.

Referred to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 20, 2010

Amends Rule XXIII (Code of Official Conduct) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner (Member) to maintain an official website and include on it a comprehensive, sortable, and searchable database comprising all congressional earmark requests for the current fiscal year and for the budget year, including for each such request: (1) the name and address of any recipient; (2) the purpose of the earmark; (3) its merits; (4) whether it meets applicable eligibility requirements (if any); (5) the amount requested; and (6) in the case of the Committee on Appropriations, a video presentation by the intended recipient with a link for public comment.

Authorizes each Member to waive the requirement for a video presentation by the intended recipient of a congressional earmark if the Member: (1) determines that the video presentation is unnecessary; and (2) places that determination on the Member's official website.

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Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D–ME

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Jul 20, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
Jul 20, 2010
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2010
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.Res.1542, 111th Congress: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that Members' official websites include congressional earmark requests and video presentations for requests submitted to committees.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-resolution/1542

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Discuss H.Res.1542, 111th Congress: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that Members' official websites include congressional earmark requests and video presentations for requests submitted to committees.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-resolution/1542

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2010-07-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hres1542/BILLS-111hres1542ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T16:20:33Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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