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Amendments · HAMDT 156
FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS· HOUSE
House AmendmentHAMDT 156
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for certain community funding projects.
· LAST ACTION JAN 22
- Amendment, not the bill
- Failed — base text stands
DISPOSITION
FAILED
JAN 22
“On agreeing to the Norman amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 136 - 291 (Roll no. 44).”
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SUMMARY
WHAT THIS CHANGES
This amendment tried to stop federal money from being spent on specific local projects, often known as 'earmarks' or community funding projects. Because the amendment failed, the funding for those local projects remained in the final government spending bill.
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KEY POINTS
2POINT 01
Attempted to cut local project funding
The sponsor aimed to reduce government spending by eliminating specific projects directed to individual congressional districts.
POINT 02
Amendment was soundly defeated
The 136-291 vote indicates that a broad bipartisan majority preferred to keep the community funding projects in the final budget.
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SPONSORSHIP
1 + 0
R· South Carolina
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ACTION TIMELINE
86 EVENTSJAN 22
On agreeing to the Norman amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 136 - 291 (Roll no. 44).
JAN 22
JAN 22
Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Norman. (consideration: CR H1298-1299, H1331-1332; text: CR H1298)
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AMENDMENT INFO
TypeHouse Amendment
NumberHAMDT 156
Congress119th
ChamberHouse
StatusFAILED
SubmittedJan 22, 2026
Last actionJan 22, 2026
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FAILED· 119TH CONGRESS · HOUSE
House AmendmentHAMDT 156
Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds for certain community funding projects.
An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 119-462 to prohibit the use of funds for certain community funding projects.
· SUBMITTED JAN 22, 2026· LAST ACTION JAN 22, 2026
DISPOSITION
FAILED
COSPONSORS
0
DAYS SINCE ACTION
245
