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S. 3335: Earmark Transparency Act

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S. 3335: Earmark Transparency Act

111th Congress · introduced 2010-05-11 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 692.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-05-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 692. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Earmark Transparency Act

Plain summary

Earmark Transparency Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of the Senate, the Senate Sergeant of Arms, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives to begin the development of a single free public searchable website that specifies certain identifying information relating to each request by Members of Congress for congressionally directed spending items or limited tax or tariff benefits (congressional earmarks). Requires a request for a congressional earmark from a Member of Congress to be made available on the website within five days after its submission to a congressional committee. Places on the requesting Member the burden of providing the required information in a timely manner and in compliance with this Act to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. Places on the chair of each committee to which the request is made, however, the burden of providing: (1) the amount approved by the committee; (2) the amount approved in the final legislation (if approved); and (3) the name of the federal department or agency through which the entity will receive the funding. Allows transfer to the office of the Secretary of the Senate, to pay for costs associated with the website, of any unobligated or unspent funds remaining at the end of FY2010 or FY2011 from the Official Personnel and Office Expense Account of any Senator who agrees to the transfer.

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Official text

Earmark Transparency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · 27 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3335, Earmark Transparency Act (2010-09-02); CBO cost estimate: S. 3335, Earmark Transparency Act (2010-09-02)

Cosponsors on this site

Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), John Cornyn (R-TX), John Thune (R-SD), Susan M. Collins (R-ME)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-s3335 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111