# 119-hr-7041: Earmark Elimination Act of 2026

119-hr-7041, Earmark Elimination Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7041
- Congress: 119
- Title: Earmark Elimination Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on earmarks and narrow tax breaks: mixed, high. 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,…

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- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-8827: ASSIMILATION Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-8374: Equal Treatment for Farmers Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7041 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7041)

## Related
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- [119-hr-8827: ASSIMILATION Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8827)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3228)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-8374: Equal Treatment for Farmers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8374)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7041 (as of 2026-04-21).