WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Prison labor

S. 3695, The POWER Act

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3695 would require a 50-hour workweek for Federal prison inmates, and it would reform inmate work programs....

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S. 3368, The SECTORS Act of 2008

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3368 would promote industry growth and competitiveness and it would improve worker training, retention, and advancement....

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S. 3182, The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $588.56

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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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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H.R. 4283, The Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4283 would amend title 18, United States Code, to award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs....

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H.R. 3271, The Social Security Account Number Protection Act

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3271 would prohibit the solicitation and display of Social Security account numbers....

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H.R. 3093, The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $455.90

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3093 would make appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 1547, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $6377.61

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1547 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year....

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S. 1548, The Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1548 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year....

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S. 1208, The Social Security Account Number Protection Act

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1208 would provide additional security and privacy protection for social security account numbers....

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H.R. 1992, The Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1992 would amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor....

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S. 1157, A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception relating to the importation of goods made with forced labor

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1157 would amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception relating to the importation of goods made with forced labor....

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H.R. 1910, The Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1910 would amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor....

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S. 705, A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a governmentwide policy requiring competition in certain executive agency procurements, and for other purposes

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 705 would amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a governmentwide policy requiring competition in certain executive agency procurements....

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S. 367, The Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competiton Act

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 367 would amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor....

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S. 238, The Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 238 would amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, and it would establish criminal penalties for such misuse....

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H.R. 2965, The Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $4.06

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2965 would amend the laws that authorize the Federal Prison Industries (FPI), a government-owned corporation that produces goods and services for the federal government with prison labor. Under current law, most federal agencies are required to award purchase contracts to FPI on a noncompetitive basis if FPI has products available to meet the agencies' needs and the cost would not exceed current market prices. Such products include office furniture, textiles, vehicle tags, and fiber optics....

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H.R. 5672, The Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $342.21

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5672 spends money on the operations and activities of the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice; the Department of State (except international narcotics control and international organizations and programs, migration and refugee assistance, nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs, peacekeeping operations, the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund, and the Economic Support Fund); the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the Nationa...

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S. 1408, The Identity Theft Protection Act - Cost per Average Family: $25.17

Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST

S. 1408 would require private companies to take certain precautions to safeguard the personal information of consumers and to notify consumers whenever there is a breach in the security of their personal information. Under the bill, consumers would have the option to freeze their credit reports in the event of a threat on their personal information. The bill also would restrict the use, display, and sale of Social Security numbers (SSNs). Under S. 1408, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would e...

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