Senators go to Web for transparency
From the article:

Legislation introduced Jan. 9 would require senators to file campaign finance reports electronically, as other candidates for federal offices must do. The Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act (S. 223) is an exact copy of bills introduced in the previous two Congresses, but not did not become law. ..Only the Senate has a special exception from this requirement. This legislation would allow the public to quickly and easily access information about contributors to Senate campaigns, [Senator Russell] Feingold said…Another bill introduced by Feingold and several co-sponsors on Jan. 9 emphasizes transparency in the legislative process. The measure (S. 230) would, among other things, require a Web site that would list the details of conference reports before senators could vote on them. The measure would also create a Senate Office of Public Integrity…The bill would require a public database for disclosing some of the senators’ dealings with lobbyists, while making the senators file quarterly — instead of semiannually — reports on those activities.

Source: FCW

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