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H.R. 6032, To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's Disease

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6032 would amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's Disease....

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S. 2026, The Agent Orange Equitable Compensation Act

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2026 would amend title 38, United States Code, chapter 11, to clarify that an award of benefits based on a regulatory presumption established pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1116 after September 30, 2002, cannot be made effective earlier than the date the regulatory presumption was established; and to clarify that the presumption of herbicide exposure provided by 38 U.S.C. section 1116(f) applies only to veterans who served in Vietnam on land or on Vietnam's inland waterways and not to those wh...

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H.R. 3399, To prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3399 would prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine....

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H.R. 1709, The Pollinator Protection Act

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1709 would authorize resources for sustained research and analysis to address Colony Collapse Disorder....

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H.R. 972, The Civilian Agent Orange Act of 2007

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 972 would provide compensation to individuals who, during the Vietnam conflict, were employees of the Federal Government or contractor employees of the Department of Defense and suffered disability or death from exposure to Agent Orange....

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H.R. 2829, The Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $28.37

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 2829 would reauthorize operations of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and programs administered by that office through 2011. Major programs administered by ONDCP include the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program, the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, and the Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center....

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H.R. 4944, The Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006 - Savings per Average Family: $2.87

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4944 is an omnibus trade act that would, in aggregate, reduce receipts and increase outlays by making various changes to trade law. These changes include suspending or reducing duties on specific products, refunding duties already paid on certain entries (reliquidation), extending an expiration date of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and numerous other changes. One provision is expected to increase receipts slightly by clarifying tax law regarding an exemption from excise tax...

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