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S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $773.16

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 1014, The Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.65

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1014 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women....

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H.R. 7241, The Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7241 would preserve access to healthcare under the Medicare and Medicaid programs....

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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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S. 3656, The Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3656 would preserve access to healthcare under the Medicare and Medicaid programs....

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H.R. 7237, The Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7237 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit....

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H.R. 7233, The Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7233 would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives....

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S. 3654, The Research, Hazard Intervention, and National Outreach for Healthier Homes Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3654 would improve research on health hazards in housing, it would enhance the capacity of programs to reduce such hazards, and it would require outreach....

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S. 3626, The Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3626 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts....

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S. 3604, The Economic Recovery Act, 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3604 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 7114, The Independence at Home Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7114 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain high cost Medicare beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to Independence at Home services in lower cost treatment settings, such as their residences, under a plan of care developed by an Independence at Home physician or Independence at Home nurse practitioner....

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S. 3614, The National Hunger Relief Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3614 would require semiannual indexing of mandatory Federal food assistance programs....

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S. 3613, The Independence at Home Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3613 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain high cost Medicare beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to Independence at home services in lower cost treatment settings, such as their residences, under a plan of care developed by an Independence at Home physician or Independence at Home nurse practitioner....

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H.R. 6568, The Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.15

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6568 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension....

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H.R. 7077, The QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7077 would amend title XIX of the Social Security System to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program....

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S. 3579, The National Silver Alert Act

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3579 would encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, and it would authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults....

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S. 3584, The Obesity Prevention, Treatment, and Research Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3584 would comprehensively prevent, treat, and decrease overweight and obesity in our Nation's populations....

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S. 3582, The Safeguarding Our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3582 would require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the Medicare urban hospital wage floor....

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S. 3588, The Healthy Food for Healthy Lives Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3588 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to hospitals and other nonprofit inpatient healthcare institutions, Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and other social service programs for the acquisition of local nutritious agricultural products....

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S. 3594, The Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3594 would protect United States citizens from unlawful arrest and detention....

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S. 3564, The Restoring the Value of Every American in Environmental Decisions Act

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3564 would restore the value of every American in environmental decisions....

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H.R. 7036, The Elder Care Tax Credit Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7036 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer....

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P.L. 110-379, The QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3560 would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program....

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S. 3549, The QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3549 would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program....

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S. 3534, The Vision Preservation Act of 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3534 would provide for the expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss....

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