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<title>S. 3033, The Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3033.html</link>
<description> S. 3033 would protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511109.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511109.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5463, The Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5463.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5463 would protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510003.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510003.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3931, The Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3931.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3931 would protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507953.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507953.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2030, A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reporting relating to bundled contributions made by persons other than registered lobbyists</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2030.html</link>
<description> S. 2030 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require reporting relating to bundled contributions made by persons other than registered lobbyists....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507271.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507271.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3492, The PAC Fairness Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3492.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3492 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the limits on the amount of contributions that may be made to political committees and to provide for the indexing of such limits for all contributions made under the Act....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507259.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507259.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2630, The Campaign Expenditure Transparency Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2630.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2630 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs of a candidate or an individual holding Federal office from making payments to the candidate's or individual's spouse, and it would require such committees and PACs to report on disbursements made to the immediate family members of the candidate or individual....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200505886.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200505886.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2316, The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.20</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2316.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2316 would provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200505366.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200505366.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2317, The Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.06</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2317.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2317 would amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200505367.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200505367.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2350, The Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2350.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2350 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200505415.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200505415.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1285, The Fair Elections Now Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1285.html</link>
<description> S. 1285 would reform the financing of Senate elections....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200505115.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200505115.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 936, The Fair Elections Now Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_936.html</link>
<description> S. 936 would reform the financing of Senate elections....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504132.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504132.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1565, The Leadership PAC Limitation Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1565.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1565 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504057.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504057.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1204, The 527 Transparency Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1204.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1204 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose penalties for the failure of 527 organizations to comply with disclosure requirements....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503435.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503435.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 559, The Vote Integrity and Verification Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_559.html</link>
<description> S. 559 would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503114.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503114.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 463, The 527 Reform Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_463.html</link>
<description> S. 463 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502750.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502750.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 633, To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, and political party committees for whom they collect or arrange contributions, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_633.html</link>
<description> H.R. 633 would amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require lobbyists to disclose the candidates, leadership PACs, and political party committees for whom they collect or arrange contributions....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502472.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502472.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 484, The Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_484.html</link>
<description> H.R. 484 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for election for Federal office....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502223.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502223.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 486, The Leadership PAC Reform Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_486.html</link>
<description> H.R. 486 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to place restrictions on the disposition of funds by leadership PACs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502225.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502225.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 420, The 527 Reform Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_420.html</link>
<description> H.R. 420 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502131.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502131.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 347, The Leadership PAC Disclosure Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_347.html</link>
<description> H.R. 347 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require political committees which are associated but not affiliated with a Federal candidate or officeholder to include in the statements of organization and the reports such committees file with the Federal Election Commission the identification of each candidate or officeholder with which the committee is associated....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501997.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501997.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 230, The Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_230.html</link>
<description> S. 230 would provide greater transparency in the legislative process....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502035.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502035.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-81, The Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-81.html</link>
<description> S. 1 would provide greater transparency in the legislative process....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501786.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501786.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 89, To prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_89.html</link>
<description> S. 89 would prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501854.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501854.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 97, The Accountability and Transparency in Ethics Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_97.html</link>
<description> H.R. 97 would amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to reform the ethics process....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501334.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501334.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 170, The Sunlight Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_170.html</link>
<description> H.R. 170 would amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen financial disclosures and to require precertification of privately-funded travel....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501405.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501405.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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