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“I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To require the Senate to be transparent with taxpayers about spending) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. SENATE SPENDING DISCLOSURE. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Senate shall post prominently on the front page of the public website of the Senate (http://www.senate.gov/) the following information: (1) The total amount of discretionary and direct spending passed by the Senate that has not been paid for, including emergency designated spending or spending otherwise exempted from PAYGO requirements. (2) The total amount of net spending authorized in legislation passed by the Senate, as scored by CBO. (3) The number of new government programs created in legislation passed by the Senate. (4) The totals for paragraphs (1) through (3) as passed by both Houses of Congress and signed into law by the President. (b) Display.--The information tallies required by subsection (a) shall be itemized by bill and date, updated weekly, and archived by calendar year. (c) Effective Date.--The PAYGO tally required by subsection (a)(1) shall begin with the date of enactment of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and the authorization tally required by subsection (a)(2) shall apply to all legislation passed beginning January 1, 2010.”