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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | May 8, 2023 05:37 PM |
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| From: | Representative Jared G. Solomon and Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Expense Reporting |
| As representatives of this great Commonwealth, we must ensure the highest standards of integrity guide our every action. These standards should apply when it comes to reporting our expense reimbursements as elected public officials. We are introducing a resolution that will amend House Rule 14 to require the amount of money appropriated to members for expense reimbursements to be published on a publicly accessible website managed and maintained by the Office of the Chief Clerk. This includes reimbursements for expenses pertaining to travel and lodging, administrative services, food and beverage, rent for office space, and other purchases in connection with legislative activities. Although monthly reports on expense reimbursements are available through Right-to-Know requests, our resolution would simply make it easier for the public to retrieve this information. The people of Pennsylvania deserve to know how much their representatives are spending in a clear and easily accessible manner. It is important that we have transparency in government and accountability measures in place for our elected officials. Please join us as a co-sponsor of this legislation in support of these values that are essential to our democracy. |
Introduced as HR158