WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Sunset legislation

H.R. 29, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.60

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 29 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California....

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H.R. 1737, The City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.13

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1737 would amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in the area of Oxnard, California....

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S. 3341, The Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2.59

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3341 would reauthorize and improve the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999....

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H.R. 6433, The Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.53

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6433 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a program of fees relating to generic new animal drugs....

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H.R. 1483, To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.18

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1483 would amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas....

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H.R. 6035, To authorize the Secretary of Energy to exchange light crude oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for heavy crude oil, and for other purposes

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6035 would authorize the Secretary of Energy to exchange light crude oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for heavy crude oil....

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H.R. 5794, The Federal Sunset Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5794 would provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not exist....

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H.R. 30, The Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project - Cost per Average Family: $0.12

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 30 would amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project....

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H.R. 1025, The Lower Republican River Basin Study Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.02

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1025 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project to improve water supply reliability, increase the capacity of water storage, and improve water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas....

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H.R. 5234, The Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5234 would amend title 18, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, and it would establish criminal penalties for such misuse....

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S. 2435, The Reasonable Notice and Search Act

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2435 would limit authority to delay notice of search warrants....

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H.R. 4242, The Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4242 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retain the estate tax with an immediate increase in the exemption, and it would repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal....

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H.R. 4172, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4172 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000....

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H.R. 3919, The Broadband Census of America Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.39

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

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

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S. 2180, The Natural Resource Projects and Programs Authorization Act of 2007

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2180 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, and it would amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003....

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H.R. 664, The Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.02

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 664 would amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in research and development, environmental and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for the Municipal Water District of Orange County, California, Dana Point Desalination Project located at Dana Point, California....

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H.R. 3782, The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Modernization Act of 2007

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3782 would reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, and it would modernize surveillance authorities....

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P.L. 110-48, A bill to provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.18

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1701 would provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 2007....

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H.R. 2881, The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $509.67

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2881 would amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, it would improve aviation safety and capacity, and it would provide stable funding for the national aviation system....

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H.R. 3475, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to adjust such amount for inflation, to repeal the 1-year termination of the estate tax, and for other purposes

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3475 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to adjust such amount for inflation, and it would repeal the 1-year termination of the estate tax....

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H.R. 3418, The Employee Educational Assistance Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3418 would provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance....

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H.R. 3319, The Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3319 would provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in the rate of income tax imposed on, Patriot corporations....

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S. 289, The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 289 would establish the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area....

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H.R. 3189, The National Security Letters Reform Act of 2007

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3189 would establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters....

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S. 1731, The United States Authorization and Sunset Commission Act of 2007

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1731 would provide for the continuing review of unauthorized Federal programs and agencies and to establish a bipartisan commission for the purposes of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful Government spending....

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