Congressional Oversight and Spending Transparency (COST) Act of 2010

Summary

Congressional Oversight and Spending Transparency (COST) Act of 2010 - Prohibits the amount authorized to be appropriated for FY2011 for the Members' Representational Allowance under the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act from exceeding the appropriated amount for FY2009. Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 to prohibit the use of funds of the House of Representatives for official mail of a Member of the House for any material other than a document transmitted under the official letterhead used for the Member's stationery. Requires quarterly reports by the Chief Administrative Officer of receipts and expenditures for official mail of the House to include, in the required statement of costs incurred for official mail by each person entitled to use the congressional frank, a breakdown of the costs incurred for each category of mass mailings and communications covered by the statement.

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Timeline

1. 27 April 2010

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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2. 27 April 2010

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 April 2010

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 27 April 2010 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 April 2010

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 April 2010

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 April 2010

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Sponsors

• Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsha00 · Standing

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