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S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $773.16

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 7254, To prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7254 would prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions....

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S. 3671, The Over-the-Counter Swaps Speculation Limit Act

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3671 would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to develop and impose aggregate position limits on certain large over-the-counter transactions and classes of large over-the-counter transactions....

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S. 3666, The Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3666 would require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper....

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S. 3659, The Corporate Transparency Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3659 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disclosure of schedule M-3 to the Securities and Exchange Commission, to provide for the public disclosure of certain information on such schedule, and to provide penalties for failure to file such schedule or inaccurately reporting information on such schedule....

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S. 3648, The Employee Misclassification Prevention Act

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3648 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees....

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S. 3652, The Financial Market Investigation, Oversight, and Reform Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3652 would provide for financial market investigation, oversight, and reform....

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S. 3604, The Economic Recovery Act, 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3604 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 7099, The Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7099 would amend titles 46 and 18, United States Code, with respect to the operation of submersible vessels and semi-submersible vessels without nationality....

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P.L. 110-407, The Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3598 would amend titles 46 and 18, United States Code, with respect to the operation of submersible vessels and semi-submersible vessels without nationality....

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H.R. 6598, The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6598 would amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption....

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P.L. 110-406, The Judicial Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3569 would make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts....

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H.R. 6999, The Integrated Deepwater Program Reform Act of 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6999 would restructure the Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater Program....

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P.L. 110-398, To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6849 would amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less....

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H.R. 6973, The Rail Collision Prevention Act

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6973 would require rail carriers to develop positive rail control system plans for improving railroad safety and to increase the civil penalties for railroad safety violations....

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S. 3526, The Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3526 would enhance drug trafficking interdiction by creating a Federal felony relating to operating or embarking in a submersible or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an international voyage....

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S. 1070, The Elder Justice Act - Cost per Average Family: $6.02

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1070 would amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation....

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S. 3493, A bill to require rail carriers to develop positive rail control system plans for improving railroad safety and to increase the civil penalties for railroad safety violations

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3493 would require rail carriers to develop positive rail control system plans for improving railroad safety and it would increase the civil penalties for railroad safety violations....

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S. 3471, A bill to prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3471 would prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions....

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H.R. 3963, The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1239.27

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 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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P.L. 110-314, The Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.33

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4040 would establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission....

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H.R. 6831, The Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6831 would require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper....

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S. 3409, The Drug and Device Accountability Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3409 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety and quality of medical products and enhance the authorities of the Food and Drug Administration....

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H.R. 1746, The Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.11

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1746 would require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy....

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H.R. 6576, The Reducing Information Control Designations Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.43

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6576 would require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations regarding the use of information control designations....

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