Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has reached across party lines in the past to support Democrats and many issues. In an effort to help women business owners he has again put aside differences to vote on an important bill that would help women in business.
Introduced in the Senate, bill, S 3077 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008, (STAFS Act) was sponsored by Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and was co-sponsored by Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Thomas Carper (D-DE).
As the name implies, the bill is intended to “increase transparency in federal contracting.”
According to the National Women’s Business Council, if passed, the STAFS Act would “increase information available through USASpending.gov, a database of federal contracts and grants, by requiring federal agencies to include searchable copies of all contracts they award, details about the bidding process, assessments of work already done and information on civil, criminal or administrative proceedings against award recipients.”
Summary of Bill S 3077 Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008
Title: A bill to strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending.
Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (D-IL) was introduced 6/3/2008.
Cosponsors: Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Thomas Carper (D-DE).
Related Bills: H.R.6411
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Updates on this bill.)
