WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Standard of living

H.R. 6053, The Price Stability Act of 2008

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6053 would require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to focus on price stability in establishing monetary policy to ensure the stable, long-term purchasing power of the currency, and it would repeal the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978....

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H.R. 5154, To condition further increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on a determination by the Secretary of Labor that such increases will not have an adverse impact on the economies of American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5154 would condition further increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on a determination by the Secretary of Labor that such increases will not have an adverse impact on the economies of American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands....

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S. 2222, The Trade Agreement Assessment Act

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2222 would require the International Trade Commission to report on the specific impact of each free trade agreement in force with respect to the United States on a sector-by-sector basis....

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H.R. 2855, The Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2855 would provide for transitional emergency assistance to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are severely injured while serving on active duty, it would expand and improve programs for caregiver services for those members and veterans, and it would require improved screening and care for traumatic brain injury for returning servicemembers and veterans....

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P.L. 110-28, The U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1379.97

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2206 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007....

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H.R. 1050, The A Living Wage, Jobs For All Act

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1050 would establish a living wage, jobs-for-all policy for all peoples in the United States and its territories....

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