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House resolution · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the public disclosure of all earmark requests.

H.Res. 440Introduced May 14, 2009Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Cassidy R-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 14, 2009 — Referred to House Standards of Official Conduct

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

25 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 25 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Anh Cao (R-LA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), John Fleming (R-LA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Gregg Harper (R-MS), James Himes (D-CT), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Larry Kissell (D-NC), David Loebsack (D-IA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Scott Murphy (D-NY), Pete Olson (R-TX), Gary Peters (D-MI), Jared Polis (D-CO), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Aaron Schock (R-IL), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Mark Souder (R-IN), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Robert Wittman (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Cassidy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-6 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.