WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Transportation and the disabled

H.R. 5951, The Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2008

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5951 would implement a safe and complete streets program....

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S. 2817, The National Park Centennial Fund Act

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2817 would establish the National Park Centennial Fund....

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S. 2743, The Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2743 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities....

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S. 2741, The Disability Savings Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2741 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for disability savings accounts....

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S. 2686, The Complete Streets Act of 2008

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2686 would ensure that all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users as well as children, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities, are able to travel safely and conveniently on streets and highways....

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S. 2640, The Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2640 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits for veterans....

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S. 2554, The Civil Rights Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2554 would restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes....

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H.R. 5129, The Civil Rights Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5129 would restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes....

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S. 1889, The Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $13.27

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1889 would amend title 49, United States Code, to improve railroad safety by reducing accidents and it would prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases....

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S. 1789, The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $968.39

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 2370, The Financial Security Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2370 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities....

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S. 1315, The Disabled Veterans Insurance Improvement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $9.22

Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1315 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans....

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S. 1096, The Veterans' Housing Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1096 would amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain housing benefits to disabled members of the Armed Forces, and it would expand certain benefits for disabled veterans with severe burns....

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H.R. 1401, The Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $57.00

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1401 would improve the security of railroads, public transportation, and over-the-road buses in the United States....

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P.L. 110-206, The Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act - Cost per Average Family: $13.92

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 793 would provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs....

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P.L. 110-189, The Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2007

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1216 would direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of light motor vehicles....

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S. 694, The Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $60.39

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 694 would direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of light motor vehicles....

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S. 647, The Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 647 would designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness....

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S. 294, The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $97.64

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 294 would reauthorize Amtrak....

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S. 3721, The Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $42.66

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 3721 would add the responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Preparedness Directorate to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Under S. 3721, FEMA would remain a distinct agency within DHS. The bill would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2007-2010 period for the Readiness, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery (RMRR) account and for the Administration and Regional Operations (ARO) account that are both managed by FEMA. In addition, the bill would author...

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S. 907, The Federal Public Transportation Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $243.18

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

This legislation would extend the authority for the surface transportation programs administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)....

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S. 1021, The Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $242.81

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 1021 would amend and reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), the Wagner-Peyser Act, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA). These programs provide a framework for adult education, job training, and employment service assistance. Some of the affected programs are permanently authorized (most of Wagner-Peyser), but others are currently authorized through 2005. S. 1021 would extend, through 2011, the existing mandatory program of stat...

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S. 1516, The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $96.12

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 1516 authorizes the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2011 for grants to Amtrak to cover operating expenses, capital projects, debt repayment, security improvements, and a study required by the bill. The legislation also would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2011 period to the Secretary of Transportation for a new grant program for state railroad projects, a new research program, a new grant program for Amtrak and participating states to share railroad equipment, and a s...

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