House Republicans will bar earmarks in the Labor-HHS-Education and Financial Services appropriations bills, senior appropriators who oversee those bills confirmed Tuesday.
Reps. Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., the Labor-HHS-Education subcommittee “cardinal,” and Steve Womack, R-Ark., the Financial Services subcommittee chairman, said their bills will not include earmarks under new rules expected to be unveiled this week to govern the fiscal 2024 process. CQ Roll Call reported the tentative decision earlier.
Appropriators are encouraging members to focus their earmark requests on four main areas: infrastructure, water, economic development and public safety. And members will be required to prove a “federal nexus” for their projects under the new guidelines, sources familiar with the coming guidance say.
