Senators have adopted, by Voice Vote, an amendment offered by Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act (H.R. 2918).
The amendment would require that all Senate offices post their various expenses and staff salaries online for public viewing.
More specifics from Coburn’s office:
Without requiring any additional burdensome reporting requirements, this amendment would require the Secretary to post on-line, all expenditures by every Senate office, in a searchable format, within 60 days after the publication of the biannual expenditures report. In addition, the Secretary would no longer be required to print bound copies of the report, which would lead to savings in printing costs.
