WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Floods

S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $767.60

Mon, 17 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. 6947, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $445.55

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6947 would make appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 6965, To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6965 would extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program....

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P.L. 110-366, To extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6890 would extend the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under section 105 of subtitle A of title IV of division B of Public Law 109-148, relating to elementary and secondary education hurricane recovery relief....

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H.R. 6733, The Midwest Schools Disaster Recovery Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6733 would provide assistance to local educational agencies in areas of the Midwest adversely affected by storms and severe flooding that occurred in May and June, 2008....

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S. 3338, The National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2008

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3338 would amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, to strengthen bridge inspection standards and processes, and to increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges on the National Highway System....

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S. 3322, The Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3322 would provide tax relief for the victims of severe storms, tornados, and flooding in the Midwest....

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S. 3285, The Disadvantaged Business Disaster Eligibility Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3285 would ensure that, for each small business participating in the 8(a) business development program that was affected by Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005, the period in which it can participate is extended by 24 months....

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S. 3258, The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $331.44

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3258 would make appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3213, The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3213 would designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and it would authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture....

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S. 3181, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $447.63

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 2842, The Aging Water Infrastructure and Maintenance Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.76

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2842 would require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out annual inspections of canals, levees, tunnels, dikes, pumping plants, dams, and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary....

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S. 2826, The 8/29 Investigation Team Act

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2826 would establish the 8/29 Investigation Team to examine the events beginning on August 29, 2005, with respect to the failure of the flood protection system in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita....

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S. Con. Res. 70, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013 - Cost per Average Family: $26366.73

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. Con. Res. 70 would set forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013....

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H.R. 5453, The Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5453 would amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize assistance to coastal states to develop coastal climate change adaptation plans pursuant to approved management programs approved under section 306, to minimize contributions to climate change....

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H.R. 5161, The Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.11

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5161 would provide for the establishment of Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers....

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H.R. 4226, The Climate Stewardship and Economic Security Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4226 would accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances....

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S. 2355, The Climate Change Adaptation Act

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2355 would amend the National Climate Program Act to enhance the ability of the United States to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies....

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S. 2302, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $5035.23

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2302 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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S. 2284, The Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $49.74

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund....

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H.R. 4050, The Levee-Like Structure Consideration Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4050 would require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue guidance providing a process for consideration of the flood protections afforded by certain structures for purposes of the national flood insurance program....

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H.R. 3999, The National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $9.37

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3999 would amend title 23, United States Code, to improve the safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, to strengthen bridge inspection standards and processes, and to increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges on the National Highway System....

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S. 2251, The Homeowner's Flood Insurance Protection Act

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2251 would ensure that individual homeowners that were not previously required to purchase flood insurance that are now required to do so because of the updating of flood insurance program rate maps receive a discount for the purchase of such insurance....

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H.R. 3959, To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the phase-in of actuarial rates for certain pre-FIRM properties - Cost per Average Family: $1.10

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3959 would amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for the phase-in of actuarial rates for certain pre-FIRM properties....

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H.R. 3875, To permit the Secretary of Labor to make an administrative determination of the amount of unpaid wages owed for certain violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act in the New Orleans region after Hurricane Katrina

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3875 would permit the Secretary of Labor to make an administrative determination of the amount of unpaid wages owed for certain violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act in the New Orleans region after Hurricane Katrina....

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