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Bookmark or Share- What Are Earmarks and What Purpose Do They Serve? - The Peter G ...Earmarks, also known as “congressionally directed spending” or “community project funding,” allow legislators to allocate funding to specific projects in their jurisdiction.
- Earmarks are back: How Democrats and Republicans differ - BrookingsIn 2021, Democrats ended the 10-year earmark moratorium. Earmarks, occasionally referred to as “pork,” are small grants to programs and projects in congressional districts. House Republicans...
- Lifting the Earmark Moratorium: Frequently Asked QuestionsWhile the term earmark has been used historically to describe various types of congressional spending actions, in the 110th Congress (2007-2008), the House and Senate each codified a formal definition of earmark into their respective chamber rules.
- Tracking the Funds—Community Project Funding and Congressionally ...While directed funds were previously referred to as “earmarks,” under this new more transparent process this funding is referred to as “Congressionally Directed Spending” in the Senate and “Community Project Funding” in the House.
- Earmarks - BallotpediaAn Earmark refers to congressional provisions directing funds to be spent on specific projects (or directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees). Earmarks known as hard earmarks or hardmarks are found in legislation itself. Soft earmarks or softmarks are placed in the text of Congressional committee reports.
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