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<title>P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-343.html</link>
<description> 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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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act - Savings per Average Family: $42.25</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6899.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6899 would advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas comp...
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3478, The Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3478.html</link>
<description> S. 3478 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of energy, to provide transportation and domestic fuel security, and to provide incentives for energy conservation and energy efficiency....
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3463, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish pilot project offices to improve Federal permit coordination for renewable energy</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3463.html</link>
<description> S. 3463 would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish pilot project offices to improve Federal permit coordination for renewable energy....
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6709, The National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6709.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6709 would greatly enhance the Nation's path toward energy independence and environmental, energy, economic, and national security, by amending Federal policy to increase the production of domestic energy sources, it would dedicate fixed percentages of the royalties received for conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and energy as...
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3349, The Energy Assistance Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3349.html</link>
<description> S. 3349 would increase energy assistance for low-income persons, and it would extend energy tax incentives....
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3335, The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3335.html</link>
<description> S. 3335 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200512031.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200512031.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-289, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $523.06</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-289.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3221 would provide needed housing reform....
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3280, The American Affordable Fuels Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3280.html</link>
<description> S. 3280 would increase refining capacity and the supply of fuel, and it would open and preserve access to oil and gas....
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6401, The Renewable Energy Jobs and Security Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6401.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6401 would spur rapid and sustainable growth in renewable electricity generation in the United States through priority interconnection, renewable energy payments....
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3125, The Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3125.html</link>
<description> S. 3125 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3098, The Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3098.html</link>
<description> S. 3098 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3036, The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $13471.51</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3036.html</link>
<description> S. 3036 would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases....
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6133, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the renewable energy production tax credit and the solar energy and fuel cell investment tax credit</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6133.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6133 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the renewable energy production tax credit and the solar energy and fuel cell investment tax credit....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511183.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511183.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6108, The Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6108.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6108 would provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources on the outer Continental Shelf....
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6049, The Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $75.14</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6049.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6049 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, and to provide individual income tax relief....
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6067, The Invest in Energy Independence Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6067.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6067 would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to help reduce the oil prices to consumers, to reduce the cost of petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, to better match the composition of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to refinery requirements in the United States, and to fund energy research and development....
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6001, The Main Street U.S.A. Energy Security Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6001.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6001 would rebalance the United States energy portfolio, it would increase and utilize the Nation's domestic energy resources and supply, and it would strengthen energy security and independence....
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2191, The America's Climate Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $18676.96</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2191.html</link>
<description> S. 2191 would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases....
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5529, The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5529.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5529 would direct the President to seek to establish an international renewable energy agency to expand the availability and generating capacity of renewable energy to markets around the world in order to increase economic opportunity, drive technological innovation, enhance regional and global security, raise living standards, and reduce global warming pollution....
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5351, The Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $27.37</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5351.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5351 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation....
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2642, The American Renewable Energy Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2642.html</link>
<description> S. 2642 would establish a national renewable energy standard, and it would extend and create renewable energy tax incentives....
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5452, The Coastal State Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5452.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5452 would amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to coastal States to support State efforts to initiate and complete surveys of coastal State waters and Federal waters adjacent to a State's coastal zone to identify potential areas suitable or unsuitable for the exploration, development, and production of renewable energy....
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-140, The CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.79</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-140.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6 would reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy....
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5146, The Invest in Energy Security Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5146.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5146 would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to acquire petroleum in quantities sufficient to fill the available capacity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, subject to certain limitations....
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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