According to Google, “An omnibus bill is a single document that is accepted in a single vote by a legislature but packages together several measures into one or combines diverse subjects. Because of their large size and scope, omnibus bills limit opportunities for debate and scrutiny.”
According to the Tax Policy Center, on March 10, 2022, The House passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package after pulling $15.6 billion in pandemic relief from the bill. The measure includes no tax provisions. The House also passed yet another temporary spending bill to keep the government running for another week. Without action, the federal government would have partially shut-down last Friday. It is not clear when the Senate will vote on either bill.
According to an article in Wolters Kluwer on March 11, 2022, the US Senate joined the US House of Representatives in passing the 1.5 Trillion Omnibus spending Bill providing additional IRS Funding “Extenders And Other Tax Provisions Are Not Included”.
According to Americans For Tax Reform, Americans must now pay for the following pork barrel earmarks:
$3,000,000 for the “Palo Alto History Museum” which will “showcase the legacy of innovation and remarkable heritage that are unique to Palo Alto.” The city is highly affluent and home to nine Forbes 400 billionaires. Why can’t this be paid for with local or private dollars?
$142,500 for Las Vegas bike-share bikes. The program “gives you access to some of the best restaurants, shopping and attractions in Las Vegas!”
$800,000 for “artist lofts” in Pamona, CA.
$3,000,000 for a Gandhi museum in Texas.
$496,000 for a local swimming pool in Yonkers, NY.
$3,200,000 for a local bike path in Rhode Island.
$2,000,000 for “Reducing Inequity in Access to Solar Power” in Delaware.
$2,000,000 for new soccer fields in Anaheim, CA.
$500,000 for a ski jump in New Hampshire.
$150,000 to “collect body mass index data school-wide and use that information to encourage young people to stay physically active” in the Northern Mariana Islands.
$500,000 for a soccer field in New Jersey.
$488,000 for the township of North Bergen, NJ for “Municipal Traffic Calming.”
$750,000 for a baseball field in Lowell, MA.
$209,000 for a “Creative Village Affordable Housing and Studio Complex for Artists” in Decatur, GA.
$1.1 million for “Soccer Complex Facility Improvements” in Rhode Island.
$400,000 for a local bike trail in McAllen, TX.
$1.6 million for “Equitable Growth of Shellfish Aquaculture Industry in Rhode Island.”
Go to Americans For Tax Reform for updated information on how your tax dollars are spent.
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