Fiscal Discipline, Earmark Reform, and Accountability Act

Summary

Fiscal Discipline, Earmark Reform, and Accountability Act - Amends Rule XVI (Appropriations and Amendments to General Appropriations Bills) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to revise procedures for consideration of points of order on appropriations bills. Makes it out of order to consider in the Senate: (1) new or general legislation or any unauthorized appropriation included in an appropriation bill; (2) any amendment to an appropriation bill with the effect of adding an unauthorized appropriation to it; or (3) any unauthorized appropriation included in any amendment between the chambers, or any amendment to such an amendment, in relation to a general appropriation bill. Amends Rule XLIV (Congressionally Directed Spending and Related Items), which makes it out of order to vote on the adoption of a conference report in the Senate unless it is available on a publicly accessible congressional website at least 48 hours before such vote. Specifies that such website availability must be in a searchable format. Amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require a recipient of federal funds to disclose any registered lobbyist to whom the recipient paid money to lobby on behalf of such funding, including the amount of such funds.

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Timeline

1. 6 January 2009

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S145-146)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 January 2009

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S144-145)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 January 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 6 January 2009 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · ID · Cosponsor
• Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to ← Fiscal Freeze Act of 2010