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H.R. 6694, The FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform and Risk-Based Pricing Authorization Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $0.13

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6694 would revise the requirements for seller-financed downpayments for mortgages for single-family housing insured by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under title II of the National Housing Act and to authorize risk-based insurance premiums for certain mortgagors under such mortgages....

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S. 3362, The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.96

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3362 would reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs....

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H.R. 6630, To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6630 would prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress....

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H.R. 6604, The Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.67

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6604 would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets....

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H.R. 6216, The Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6216 would improve the Operating Fund for public housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development....

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H.R. 5857, The Homeownership Protection and Housing Market Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $19.28

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5857 would establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, improve mortgage disclosures, and create an Office of Housing Counseling; and it would provide incentives to facilitate loan modifications, reform the regulation of the Government Sponsored Enterprises, modernize the Federal Housing Administration, improve home ownership for veterans, reform appraisal activities, and combat mortgage fraud....

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H.R. 5830, The FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $26.30

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5830 would create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market....

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H.R. 5819, The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act - Cost per Average Family: $2.41

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5819 would amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program....

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H.R. 5788, The Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5788 would amend title 49, United States Code, to establish prohibitions against voice communications using a mobile communications device on commercial airline flights....

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H.R. 5781, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $7.58

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5781 would provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....

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H.R. 5546, The Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.30

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5546 would amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems....

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H.R. 5244, The Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.24

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5244 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan....

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P.L. 110-185, The Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $531.56

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5140 would provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits....

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H.R. 4279, The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.89

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4279 would enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws....

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S. 2390, The Fire-Safe Communities Act - Cost per Average Family: $4.60

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2390 would promote fire-safe communities....

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S. 2285, The Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $109.81

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2285 would reauthorize the Federal terrorism risk insurance program....

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S. 2300, The Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $5.19

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2300 would improve the Small Business Act....

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H.R. 3997, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3728.40

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3997 would, among other provisions, create a Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), under which the Secretary of the Treasury would be authorized to purchase, insure, hold, andsell a wide variety of financial instruments, particularly those that are based on or related to residential or commercial mortgages issued prior to March 14,2008....

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H.R. 3965, The Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.68

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3965 would extend the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development....

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H.R. 3915, The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $4.33

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3915 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, and to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans....

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H.R. 3919, The Broadband Census of America Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.37

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3919 would provide for a comprehensive nationwide inventory of existing broadband service....

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H.R. 3867, The Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.69

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3867 would update and expand the procurement programs of the Small Business Administration....

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H.R. 3866, The Small Business Programs Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $125.90

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3866 would reauthorize certain programs under the Small Business Act for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009....

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H.R. 3567, The Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.00

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3567 would amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to expand opportunities for investments in small businesses....

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S. 1965, The Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.10

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1965 would protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, it would enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and it would help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors....

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