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119-hr-7041119th Congress

Earmark Elimination Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]

Introduced

Summary

Ban on congressional earmarks and narrow tax and tariff benefits in House measures. It would bar the House from considering any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report that contains a congressional earmark, a limited tax benefit, or a limited tariff benefit and would use points of order to deem those provisions stricken while applying special procedures to resolve disputes over conference reports and amendments.

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  • House members could not include targeted spending requests that direct specific amounts to a State, locality, congressional district, or named entity unless awarded through a statutory or administrative formula or a competitive process.
  • Narrow tax breaks that give benefits to 10 or fewer beneficiaries and tariff changes that favor 10 or fewer entities would be disallowed.
  • If a point of order cannot determine whether a provision qualifies, the Chair must refer the question to the full House for a no‑debate decision.
  • Conference reports and inter-House amendments would face layered procedures that can treat a report as rejected after sustained points of order and then use motions to recede, concur, or continue negotiations.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Ban on earmarks and narrow tax breaks

This bill would bar the House from considering any measure that includes a congressional earmark, a limited tax benefit, or a limited tariff benefit. It would define an earmark as a member-requested item that names a specific spending amount. It would also cover items that target a State, locality, or congressional district and are not awarded by formula or competition. A limited tax benefit would be a tax break that helps 10 or fewer beneficiaries with nonuniform rules, or any tax change giving one beneficiary transition relief. A limited tariff benefit would be a tariff change that helps 10 or fewer entities. If a point of order is raised and sustained, the earmark or limited benefit would be deemed struck from the measure. If the Chair cannot determine whether a provision is barred, the Chair would put the question to the House for a no-debate vote. The bill would also set special House steps for conference reports and for motions to recede and concur after such points of order, treating those reports or motions as rejected and directing specific follow-up motions.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]

SC • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 1/13/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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