The Earmark Elimination Act of 2026 would prohibit the House of Representatives from considering any bill, amendment, or other legislation that contains congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits. Earmarks are provisions inserted by individual members of Congress to direct federal spending to specific projects, companies, or districts outside of competitive or formula-based processes; limited tax benefits are tax breaks benefiting 10 or fewer entities with non-uniform eligibility rules; and limited tariff benefits are tariff modifications favoring 10 or fewer entities. If a member raises a point of order challenging such provisions, those provisions would be struck from the legislation and rejected, with the measure proceeding without them. The bill creates enforcement mechanisms allowing the House to vote on disputed provisions and special procedures for handling conference reports with multiple earmarks, ensuring that all federal spending and tax provisions go through standard competitive or formula-driven processes rather than through special deals for individual districts or companies.
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