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P.L. 110-351, The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3.75

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 6893 would amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption....

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P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1424 would amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans....

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H.R. 7149, The SERV Act

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7149 would provide grants to establish veteran's treatment courts....

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H.R. 6983, The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6983 would amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans....

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H.R. 6901, The Meth Free Families and Communities Act

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6901 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, it would support residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and it would improve the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction....

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H.R. 840, The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $29.60

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 840 would amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons under title IV of such Act....

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S. 3155, The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $21.09

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3155 would reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974....

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S. 3379, The SERV Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3379 would provide grants to establish veteran's treatment courts....

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S. 3335, The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3335 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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S. 3230, The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $6445.91

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3230 would make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 6393, The Quit Smoking for Life Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6393 would amend titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote tobacco use cessation under the Medicare Program, the Medicaid Program, and the maternal and child health program....

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H.R. 6358, The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6358 would require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs....

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S. 3176, The Disaster Recovery Substance Abuse Mental Health Treatment Act of 2008

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3176 would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide mental health and substance abuse services....

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S. 3173, The Keeping Families Safe Act of 2008

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3173 would amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to allow children in foster care to be placed with their parents in residential family treatment centers that provide safe environments for treating addiction and promoting healthy parenting....

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H.R. 1108, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $85.12

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1108 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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H.R. 6215, The Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6215 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program....

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H.R. 5876, The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $7.30

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5876 would require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs....

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P.L. 110-234, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $6102.04

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2419 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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H.R. 5554, The Veterans Substance Use Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3.37

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5554 would amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs for substance use disorders....

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H.R. 5829, The Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5829 would improve the Operating Fund for public housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development....

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P.L. 110-387, The Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $8.23

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2162 would improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders....

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S. 2799, The Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2008

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2799 would amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs....

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H.R. 5592, The Border Health Security Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5592 would establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the border area....

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H.R. 5563, The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5563 would reauthorize and reform the national service laws....

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H.R. 5513, The Stop Adolescent Smoking Without Excessive Bureaucracy Act of 2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5513 would reduce youth usage of tobacco products and it would enhance State efforts to eliminate retail sales of tobacco products to minors....

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