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<title>H.R. 6028, The Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $14.48</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6028.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6028 would authorize law enforcement and security assistance, and assistance to enhance the rule of law and strengthen civilian institutions, for Mexico and the countries of Central America....
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5658, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $5266.41</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5658.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5658 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009....
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2294, The Immigration Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2294.html</link>
<description> S. 2294 would strengthen immigration enforcement and border security....
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4065, The Border Enforcement, Employment Verification, and Illegal Immigration Control Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4065.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4065 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws and it would enhance border security....
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2237, The Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2237.html</link>
<description> S. 2237 would fight crime....
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3922, The Gang Reduction, Investment, and Prevention Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3922.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3922 would expand and improve Federal gang prevention programs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507940.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507940.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3846, The Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3846.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3846 would provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-abiding lives....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507806.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507806.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3568, The Providing Electronic Resources and Prosecutors Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3568.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3568 would amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to provide grants to prosecutors and law enforcement to combat violent crime....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507387.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507387.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3547, The Gang Prevention, Intervention, and Suppression Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3547.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3547 would increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, it would deter and punish violent gang crime, it would protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, it would revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, and it would expand and improve gang prevention programs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507353.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507353.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3474, The National Safe Streets Gang Crime Prevention Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3474.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3474 would expand the Safe Streets Program, and it would establish a National Gang Activity Database....
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3438, The Bullying and Gang Reduction for Improved Education Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3438.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3438 would amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507169.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507169.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3384, The Safe Neighborhoods Expansion Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3384.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3384 would expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program....
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3376, The Witness Protection Enhancement Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3376.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3376 would enhance witness protection....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507107.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507107.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1984, The Immigration Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1984.html</link>
<description> S. 1984 would strengthen immigration enforcement and border security....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507077.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507077.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3168, The Path to Success: Gang Prevention through Community Partnerships Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3168.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3168 would establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships that provides life, social, academic and vocational skills necessary for youth to become productive law abiding citizens....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506754.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506754.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1860, The Violent Crime Control Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1860.html</link>
<description> S. 1860 would control violent crime....
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3156, The Violent Crime Control Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3156.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3156 would control violent crime....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506742.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506742.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3152, The Anti-Gang Task Force Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3152.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3152 would provide funding for multi-jurisdictional anti-gang task forces....
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3150, The Anti-Gang Enforcement Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3150.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3150 would increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, it would deter and punish violent gang crime, it would reform and facilitate prosecution of juvenile gang members who commit violent crimes, and it would expand and improve gang prevention programs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506736.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506736.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1812, The Mentoring America's Children Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1812.html</link>
<description> S. 1812 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen mentoring programs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506628.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506628.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2954, The Secure Borders FIRST (For Integrity, Reform, Safety, and Anti-Terrorism) Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2954.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2954 would strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and gain operational control over the borders of the United States....
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1639, A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1639.html</link>
<description> S. 1639 would provide for comprehensive immigration reform....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506127.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506127.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2611, The Mentoring America's Children Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2611.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2611 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen mentoring programs....
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2466, The Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2466.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2466 would amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent gang crime....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200505593.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200505593.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1348, The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $976.13</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1348.html</link>
<description> S. 1348 would provide for comprehensive immigration reform....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200505265.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200505265.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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