Markup and Hearing Set on Government Reform
by Guest Blogger, 2/3/2006
On Government Reform bills, two Senate
committees plan on a hearing and a markup in the upcoming weeks.
The Senate Rules and Administration
Committee: Feb. 8 hearing on possible changes in congressional
rules to reform the process of earmarking funds for favored projects.
They are expected to push for changes in Senate procedures that will
change the process under which earmarks are added to
legislation.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Committee:The week of Feb. 27, the committee will hold a
markup of broader lobbying reform legislation, expected to deal with
such issues as lobbying disclosure and gift and travel restrictions.
The Committee has not discussed what bill, of the
mountain of lobby reform bills that have been introduced, will be
marked up. It has been speculated that they will use Sen.
John McCain's bill, (S. 2180) as a base.
