House vs. Senate Member-Directed Spending
Both the House and Senate have reinstated Member-Directed Spending programs (formerly known as ‘earmarks’) this year, but there are some significant differences between the chambers. Below, we’ve provided some comparison, including differences between which eligible accounts are accepting Member-Directed Spending requests in both chambers. Resolving how to handle asymmetrical eligible accounts will happen in Conference after the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have both passed spending bills.
While some elements of the reformed process are similar, the starkest difference is the number of eligible accounts, with only 41 open for the House and 60 open for the Senate.
