2 QUESTIONS..1. AM I THE ONLY NOTICING FEINSTEIN'S ASKING HER OLD GUN BILL BE REINSTATED WHICH WOULD HAVE

What's going on with #2? Haven't heard about it.

Restoring Public Confidence in Elected Officials

As Chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, I had the privilege of managing debate on the first bill brought to the Senate floor in the 110th Congress – S.1, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act.

This landmark ethics, lobbying, and earmark reform package was approved by the Senate on January 18, 2007. Final passage of this legislation will be the most direct action that Congress can take to show the American people that tighter rules and procedures are in place and that the corrupt practices of the few will not be permitted.

One message that was very clear in the 2006 mid-term election was the need for Congress to immediately take steps to restore the public’s trust. When one reviews the scandals that were exposed last year, this is not surprising. The ties between lobbyists and lawmakers must be broken.

This legislation seeks to restore public trust in its elected officials. S. 1 broadens lobbying disclosure requirements, imposes a two-year lobbying moratorium on Members of Congress and top executive branch officials after they leave office, and eliminates lobbyist-funded gifts, meals, and travel. It also increases the penalties for violations of lobbying disclosure laws.

S. 1 makes it more difficult to add earmarks into legislation by requiring that all earmarks included in bills, joint resolutions, committee reports and conference reports be disclosed, along with the name of the Member who sponsored them, and that the information be posted publicly on the Internet for at least 48 hours before consideration on the Senate floor.

Final passage of this bill will demonstrate once and for all that we care more about representing the American people than the perks of power.

Legislative History

S.1, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007 was introduced on January 4, 2007 by Senate Majority LeaderHarry Reid. The bill is co-sponsored by 15 Senators, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee Diane Feinstein, and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Joseph Lieberman. The bill is based on a S.2349, the 527 Reform Act of 2006, which passed the Senate on March 29, 2006, in the 109th Congress, on a 90-8 vote.

On May 23, 2006, the House took up consideration of S.2349 and amended it in the form of a substitute by inserting the provisions of H.R.4975, the 527 Reform Act of 2006. H.R.4975 had originally passed the House by unanimous consent on May 3.

S.2349, as amended,passed the House without objection. On that same day, May 23, the Senate rejected the House amendment, requested a conference, and appointed conferees. No further substantial action was taken until S.1 was introduced as the first bill of the 110th Congress.

The Senate will begin consideration of S.1 on Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 11:00 am. Senators Feinstein and Lieberman will serve as managers. The legislation is expected to be covered on the floor for two weeks.

http://democrats.senate.gov/2007/01/11/s-1...

The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (Pub.L. 110–81, 121 Stat. 735, enacted September 14, 2007) is a law of the United States federal government that amended parts of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. It strengthens public disclosure requirements concerning lobbying activity and funding, places more restrictions on gifts for members of Congress and their staff, and provides for mandatory disclosure of earmarks in expenditure bills. The bill was signed into law by President George W. Bush on September 15, 2007.[1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honest_Leader...

Okay, where do I look for that law?

@steve, i am sure you will hear about #2 the day after you hear about baning military weapons from use by civilians in nonactive war zones...after all this is a christain antion and we all do things ,"IN THE NAME OF GOD AND COUNTRY!"...

AND I ONLYBROUGHT THIS UP BECAUSE HERE WHEN THOSE CHARGED WITH BRINING IN A STATE BUDGET ON TIME AND NOT 3 MONTHS LATER... AS SOON AS IT WAS MADE LAW TAHT THEY WOUL D NO LONGER RECIEVE TAHT EXTRA $250 A DAY TO LEAVE HOME AND DRIVE , SOME 40 MILES SOME 2-3 MILES TO THE CAPITOL TO ABSOLUTLY NOTING...LAST BUDGET TIME, THE BUDGET CAME IN ON TIME...SOME THING NEVER DONE BEFORE IN THE 30 YEARS I HAVE LIVED HERE IN CA.LOL!!! (SMILE)

...@STEVE...WE MUST REMEMBER THOSE ARE THE DAYS BEFORE THE WHITEHOUSE WAS INTERGRATED...OUR LAW MAKERS SPENT MORE TIME IN D.C. THAN TO DO VOTINGS NAMING POST OFFICES, NOT DOING THE WORK OF THE AVERAGE CITIZENS' DIRECT INTEREST BUT ONLY DOING THINGS LIKE ...SPENDING 2 DAYS IN D.C AND A 2 WEEKS VACATION 2 YEARS AGO AND LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO THEY VOTED THIS FROM BOTH THE SENATE A ND EH HOUSE ...FOR SPENDING THEIR 2 DAYS IN D.C...

1. TO DO EACH DAY5 HOURS OF FUND RAISING...
2. TO DO EACH DAY 4 HOURS ON TEH FLOOROF EACH HOUSE MAKING, /NOT MAKING L-A-W..

AND, HERE I WILL REPAET ONCE AGAIN , "WHY AE WE SO RESISTANCE TO ALLOW TRUTH/ FACTS INTO OUR DAILY LIVES ANY MORE?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!??" (N...U...P)

STEVE, IT IS ONE OF OUR CA. PROPOSITION LAWS ATAHGOT PASSED , I BELIEVE WHEN WE VOTED IN 2010 OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN LATER...BUT IT WAS THE REASON WHY THE 2012 CA. BUDGET COMING IN ON TIME AND NOT 3-4MONTS LATE...(SMILE)

I HAVE A FEW NEWS ARTICLES I AM GOING TOSEND YOU SOON...

...AND,MY BROTHER , YOU MUST TAKE WHAT I SAY ABOUT DF WITH A GRAIN OF SALT AS I PERSONALLY CAN'T STAND HER!!! (SMILE)