Earmark Elimination Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7041 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7041 To prohibit the consideration in the House of Representatives of any legislation containing an earmark. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2026 Mr. Norman (for himself and Mr. Clyde) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the consideration in the House of Representatives of any legislation containing an earmark. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Earmark Elimination Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION CONTAINING EARMARKS. (a) Prohibition.-- (1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report if the bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report, or any accompanying report or joint explanatory statement of managers, includes a congressional earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit. (2) Procedure.--If a point of order is raised under paragraph (1) with respect to a congressional earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit and the point of order is sustained, the congressional earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit shall be deemed to be stricken from the measure involved. (3) Special procedure for conference report and amendments between the houses.-- (A) In general.--If a point of order is raised and sustained under paragraph (1) with respect to a conference report or a motion that the House recede from its disagreement to a Senate amendment and concur therein, with or without amendment, then after disp