WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Translating and interpreting

S. 3487, The Serve America Act

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3487 would amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service....

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P.L. 110-275, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $6.96

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6331 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, it would improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, it would enhance low-income benefit programs, and it would maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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S. 3114, The Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3114 would provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, and it would improve conditions of detention for detainees....

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H.R. 6043, To provide for an evaluation factor for defense contractors employing or subcontracting with recipients of certain special immigrant visas

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6043 would provide for an evaluation factor for defense contractors employing or subcontracting with recipients of certain special immigrant visas....

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H.R. 5544, The Patients and Public Health Partnership Act of 2008

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5544 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a demonstration project for integrated health systems to expand access to primary and preventive care for the medically underserved....

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H.R. 4012, The Native American Veterans Language Assistance Act of 2007

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4012 would establish a grant program to provide Native American veterans with language resources to facilitate access to medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs....

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H.R. 3963, The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1158.91

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3963 would amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program....

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H.R. 3887, The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $8.30

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3887 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and it would enhance measures to combat forced labor....

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H.R. 3824, The Relocation Empowerment and Placement Assistance for Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3824 would provide assistance to Iraqi nationals who supported the United States....

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H.R. 3728, The International Women's Freedom Act of 2007

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3728 would express United States foreign policy with respect to, and strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted and denied their rights in foreign countries on account of gender....

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S. 2018, A bill to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to better serve persons with limited proficiency in the English language by providing technical assistance to recipients of Federal funds

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2018 would allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to better serve persons with limited proficiency in the English language by providing technical assistance to recipients of Federal funds....

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S. 1824, The Hospital Quality Report Card Act of 2007

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1824 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative under the Medicare program to assess and report on health care quality in hospitals....

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H.R. 3014, The Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3014 would improve the health of minority individuals....

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H.R. 3000, The Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3000 would establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery....

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S. 1639, A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1639 would provide for comprehensive immigration reform....

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H.R. 2486, The President Gerald R. Ford Iraqi Ally and Refugee Responsibility Memorial Act of 2007

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2486 would keep faith with the thousands of Iraqi nationals who have risked everything by assisting and working for the United States Government and United States Armed Forces in Iraq....

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H.R. 2265, The Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007

Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2265 would provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and it would assist Iraqi refugees....

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S. 1224, The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1224 would amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program....

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H.R. 1968, The Community Health Workers Act of 2007

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1968 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children....

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P.L. 110-36, A bill to increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the United States as special immigrants - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1104 would increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the United States as special immigrants....

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H.R. 1790, To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to expand the provision of special immigrant status for certain aliens, including translators or interpreters, serving with Federal agencies in Iraq and Afghanistan

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1790 would amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to expand the provision of special immigrant status for certain aliens, including translators or interpreters, serving with Federal agencies in Iraq and Afghanistan....

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H.R. 1645, The Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1645 would provide for comprehensive immigration reform....

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S. 844, The Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 844 would provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children....

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S. 702, The State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.41

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 702 would authorize the Attorney General to award grants to State courts to develop and implement State courts interpreter programs....

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H.R. 1151, To provide for a temporary increase in the number of Iraqi and Afghan translators in the United States Armed Forces who may be provided status as special immigrants

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1151 would provide for a temporary increase in the number of Iraqi and Afghan translators in the United States Armed Forces who may be provided status as special immigrants....

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