Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives with respect to the certification requirement in the case of a congressional earmark or limited tax or tariff benefit.

This resolution changes a House rule about earmarks and limited tax or tariff benefits. Under the current rule, a House member requesting such an earmark or benefit must certify that the member and their spouse have no financial interest in it. The change would require the member to also certify that no immediate family member, and no entity in which any of these people holds a material financial interest, has a direct or indirect financial interest in it. This would include interests from owning business assets that could be expected to rise in value because they are located near where the earmarked activity would take place.

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• Young Kim Republican sponsor
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