Category: Silver

Subscribers: Navigating the Difference Between Senate and House Earmark Accounts

Roll Call has a breakdown of the differences between federal agencies and accounts that can be earmarked in the House and Senate bills: Agriculture: Unlike the House, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s salaries and expenses and Natural Resources Conservation Service accounts, including watershed protection and flood prevention programs, would be open for earmarking in… Continue reading Subscribers: Navigating the Difference Between Senate and House Earmark Accounts

Subscribers: What Is the Financial Disclosure Form?

Some Member earmark submission forms reference the Financial Disclosure form in an ambiguous way that may make it seem like it is a part of the packet you must submit to the Member’s office as a part of your Community Project application. It is important to remember that the Appropriations Committee Website and its posted… Continue reading Subscribers: What Is the Financial Disclosure Form?

Analysis: What Does the Senate Republican Earmark Ban Mean?

The rules of the Senate Republican Conference as recently affirmed state: Resolved, that it is the policy of the Republican Conference that no Member shall request a congressionally directed spending item, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit, as such items are used in Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate.” Senate Republican… Continue reading Analysis: What Does the Senate Republican Earmark Ban Mean?