Transportation Spending Under an Earmark Ban

Since the beginning of the 112th Congress, convened in January 2011, the House and Senate have observed a ban on earmarks, formally known as congressionally directed spending. The ban has led to changes in the way transportation funding decisions are made. This report explains what earmarks are and discusses their use in surface transportation finance. It then discusses how federal transportation funding is distributed with a ban in place and how Members of Congress might influence the distribution.

• Record URL:
  • https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R41554
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This report is updated periodically while the text remains available at the URL indicated above. The actual date of publication, pagination, and other features may differ from that indicated in this record.
• Corporate Authors:

  Congressional Research Service

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Kirk, Robert S
  • Mallett, William J
  • Peterman, David Randall
• Publication Date: 2018-12-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 15p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Earmarks; Federal government; Government funding; Ground transportation
• Identifier Terms: United States Congress
• Subject Areas: Finance; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01687795
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: R41554
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 6 2018 11:22AM