US SR517

Senate resolution condemns "congressionally directed spending" and "community project funding" (earmarks) and calls for a permanent and immediate restoration of the earmark ban

Earmarks returned in fiscal year 2022 after a 12-year hiatus; Senate Republicans had adopted a 2-year moratorium in 2010 and voted for a permanent ban in 2019, reaffirmed in 2021

Resolution cites federal debt exceeding $38 trillion, annual interest payments surpassing $1 trillion, and more than $12.5 trillion in deficit spending since 2020

Congressional Budget Office projects publicly held debt will increase by $108.1 trillion between 2025 and 2055, from $30.1 trillion to $138.2 trillion

Resolution affirms Congress should rein in overspending to address inflation affecting American families