WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Earthquakes

H.R. 4719, The Additional Safeguards For Lease and Development of Non-Excess Property of Military Departments Act

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4719 would amend title 10, United States Code, to take reasonable steps to prevent avoidable disasters related to seismic activity in connection with the lease and development of non-excess property of military departments....

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H.R. 2962, The Pakistani Temporary Protected Status Act of 2007

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2962 would designate Pakistan under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Pakistan to be eligible for temporary protected status under such sections....

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S. 1644, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $333.49

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 1258, A bill to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1258 would amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities....

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H.R. 1662, To amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1662 would amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities....

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S. 926, The Policyholder Disaster Protection Act of 2007

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 926 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events....

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S. 928, The Homeowners Protection Act of 2007

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 928 would establish a program to provide more protection at lower cost through a national backstop for State natural catastrophe insurance programs to help the United States better prepare for and protect its citizens against the ravages of natural catastrophes, it would encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and rebuilding from such catastrophes, it would better assist in the financial recovery from such catastrophes, and it would develop a rigorous process of cont...

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H.R. 718, The National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 718 would amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau....

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S. 430, The National Guard Empowerment Act of 2007

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 430 would amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau....

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H.R. 537, The Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 537 would establish a bipartisan commission on insurance reform....

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S. 292, The Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 292 would establish a bipartisan commission on insurance reform....

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H.R. 330, The Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 2007

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 330 would establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance....

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H.R. 91, The Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 91 would establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs to help the United States better prepare for and protect its citizens against the ravages of natural catastrophes, it would encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and rebuilding from, such catastrophes, and would better assist in the financial recovery from such catastrophes....

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H.R. 164, The Policyholder Disaster Protection Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 164 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events....

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H.R. 3893, The Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $19.69

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3893 would authorize new programs and spending related to the supply and use of petroleum and other energy products. It would provide subsidies to small refiners, make certain federal lands available for siting new refineries, and revise the terms and procedures for approving these and other energy projects. The bill also would modify various standards in the Clean Air Act, direct the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue and enforce regulations regarding gasoline price gouging, and creat...

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H.R. 5386, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $174.95

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5386 spends money for the operations and activities of Department of the Interior (except the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Project), the Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies such as the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (HHS), the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Forest Service (US...

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S. 50, The Tsunami Preparedness Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.19

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 50 would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish and implement new programs to research, detect, monitor, and mitigate the effects of tsunamis in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The bill would direct the agency to upgrade and improve existing systems and data management efforts and would authorize it to provide technical and financial aid to those affected by tsunamis, including local and international entities....

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S. 21, The Homeland Security Grant Enhancement Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.15

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 21 would authorize the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to change the criteria used to distribute funding for three existing first-responder grant programs established after September 11, 2001¿the State Homeland Security, the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention, and the Urban Area Security Initiative grant programs. Under the bill, these three grant programs would be governed by the provisions of a new initiative known as the Threat-Based Homeland Security Gr...

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S. 1042, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $5153.62

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 1042 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for the military functions of the Department of Defense (DoD), for activities of the Department of Energy (DOE), and for other purposes, including military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, the bill would prescribe personnel strengths for each active-duty and selected reserve component of the U.S. armed forces....

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S. 1753, The Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act - Cost per Average Family: $2.34

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 1753 would authorize the appropriation of funds for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2012 for a global tsunami warning and mitigation program administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The bill also would authorize NOAA to oversee the development of a National Alert System (NAS) - a new communications network for transmitting emergency information to the public - but funding for that program would be contingent upon the enactment of separate legislation....

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