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Under the proposal presented to the Democratic caucus last Friday by House Appropriations Committee chair Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), the new earmarking process would be capped at one percent of all federal discretionary spending, which now totals about 1.4 trillion dollars.
It would come with several other restrictions and safeguards meant to increase transparency and oversight. For example,
- Each House member would be limited to a maximum of 10 requests.
- Requests and their justifications would have to be made public.
- For-profit institutions would no longer be eligible for funding.
- Members would have to provide evidence of community support.
- Members would also have to certify that neither they nor their immediate family has a financial interest in the project.
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