S.Amdt. 18
What it does: Adds SEC. __. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL PUBLIC WEBSITE wherever appropriate
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)What it changes
1 change to S. 1
Adds SEC. __. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL PUBLIC WEBSITE wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. __. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL PUBLIC WEBSITE.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 2007, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall establish a publicly available website that contains information on all congressional reported official travel that includes--
Inserted: (1) a simple, easily understood search engine;
Inserted: (2) uniform categorization by Member, organization, travel, dates, destination, and any other common categories associated with congressional travel; and
Inserted: (3) all forms filed in the Senate and the House of Representatives relating to official travel, including the "Disclosure of Member or Officer's Reimbursed Travel Expenses" form in the Senate.
Inserted: (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
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Original wording
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As printed
SA 18. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL PUBLIC WEBSITE.
(a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 2007, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall establish a publicly available website that contains information on all congressional reported official travel that includes--
(1) a simple, easily understood search engine;
(2) uniform categorization by Member, organization, travel, dates, destination, and any other common categories associated with congressional travel; and
(3) all forms filed in the Senate and the House of Representatives relating to official travel, including the “Disclosure of Member or Officer's Reimbursed Travel Expenses” form in the Senate.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
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Senate amendment submitted
January 10, 2007