§4108 Semiannual Statements of Expenditures by Secretary of Senate and Chief Administrative Officer of House

Summary

Require the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House to make a public report every six months on how funds they control were spent. Reports start with July 1–December 31, 1964 and must be sent to each chamber and made public within 60 days after the period ends. Each report must say who was paid, what was bought (quantity and price — except the Senate does not have to list quantities), what services were paid for and who did them (what the service was, when, name, title, and amount), and a full accounting of amounts appropriated, received, spent, and left over. The reports must include the accountability statements and supporting vouchers sent to the Government Accountability Office under 31 U.S.C. 3523(a). Payments to witnesses who only appeared in executive session must hide all details except payment date, voucher number, and amount for that period; the hidden details must appear in the next report. For the Senate only, the report for the semiannual period beginning January 1, 1976 must also cover July 1–September 30, 1976 and be treated as closing September 30, 1976; after that Senate periods run October 1–March 31 and April 1–September 30 each year. Each Senate report must include a separate summary for every Senate office (including each Senator, officer, and committee) showing total funds, any changes, salary and office expenses, and remaining balance. Reports may be at a summary level for each office, but must itemize employee pay, travel, other contracts, and purchases of assets, using the Standard Federal Object Classification as appropriate. Starting with the first full semiannual period of the 112th Congress, the Senate must post each report online in a searchable, itemized format and issue it electronically.