GOP readies major push for Internet transparency | Privacy Inc. - CNET News

GOP readies major push for Internet transparency | Privacy Inc. - CNET News: "Through a set of almost-radical changes that most Americans would probably view as common sense, the incoming GOP majority is set to approve rules saying that legislation must be posted online three days before a vote and that committee amendments will also be publicly posted.
Politicians' formal votes in committees will also be disclosed, and audio and video recordings will be permanently posted 'in a manner that is easily accessible to the public,' according to the rules that are scheduled for a vote tomorrow. Witness testimony and amendments must be posted within 24 hours of a hearing.

In two more nods to technology and openness, electronic devices will now be allowed on the House floor (as long as they don't impair 'decorum'), and the opening session of the new Congress will be live-streamed on Facebook at noon ET tomorrow."

That should have been done a decade ago!

"Other portions say all legislation must include statements specifying 'the power or powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the bill,' and measures normally may not be considered if they 'have the net effect of increasing mandatory spending.'"