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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>S. 3577, The Prevent Excessive Speculation Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3577.html</link>
<description> S. 3577 would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities....
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3544, The Superfund Polluter Pays Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3544.html</link>
<description> S. 3544 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the financing of the Superfund....
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 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. 3470, The Support for Iraq Oil Trust Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3470.html</link>
<description> S. 3470 would require United States Government representatives to present to the Government of Iraq a plan to establish an oil trust....
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6860, The Oil and Gas Lease Reform Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6860.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6860 would exempt exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas under leases on Federal lands from State environmental and pollution control laws....
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6545, The National Energy Security Intelligence Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.02</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6545.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6545 would require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues....
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3442, A bill to reauthorize the National Oilheat Reliance Alliance Act of 2000, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3442.html</link>
<description> S. 3442 would reauthorize the National Oilheat Reliance Alliance Act of 2000....
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 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. 3389, The Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3389.html</link>
<description> S. 3389 would require, for the benefit of shareholders, the disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources, and it would allow such shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks....
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3360, The Creating American Rolling Stock Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3360.html</link>
<description> S. 3360 would increase the availability of domestically manufactured passenger cars for intercity passenger rail service....
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3323, The WARM Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3323.html</link>
<description> S. 3323 would provide weatherization and home heating assistance to low income households, and it would provide a heating oil tax credit for middle income households....
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3306, The American Oil for American Families Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3306.html</link>
<description> S. 3306 would ban the exportation of crude oil produced on Federal land....
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2339, The Produced Water Utilization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.65</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2339.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2339 would encourage research, development, and demonstration of technologies to facilitate the utilization of water produced in connection with the development of domestic energy resources....
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6552, The Incentivizing Renewable Energy Production Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6552.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6552 would provide incentives for the reduction of green house gases....
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3282, The Emergency Energy Response Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3282.html</link>
<description> S. 3282 would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide assistance to States to establish and implement response plans to address rising heating oil, natural gas, diesel, and other energy costs....
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 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. 6510, To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues relating to rapidly escalating energy costs</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6510.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6510 would require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues relating to rapidly escalating energy costs....
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3268, The Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3268.html</link>
<description> S. 3268 would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities....
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6429, The Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6429.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6429 would establish a small business energy emergency disaster loan program....
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6436, The Oil Price Reduction Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6436.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6436 would combat international oil price fixing and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax of at least $1,000 to offset high 2008 gasoline and diesel fuel prices....
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3223, The Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3223.html</link>
<description> S. 3223 would establish a small business energy emergency disaster loan program....
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6377, The Energy Markets Emergency Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6377.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6377 would direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to utilize all its authority, including its emergency powers, to curb immediately the role of excessive speculation in any contract market within the jurisdiction and control of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on or through which energy futures or swaps are traded, and it would eliminate excessive speculation, price distortion, sudden or unreasonable fluctuations or unwarranted changes in prices, or other unlawful activity...
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3205, The Energy Markets Emergency Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3205.html</link>
<description> S. 3205 would direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to utilize all its authority, including its emergency powers, to curb immediately the role of excessive speculation in any contract market within the jurisdiction and control of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on or through which energy futures or swaps are traded, and it would eliminate excessive speculation, price distortion, sudden or unreasonable fluctuations or unwarranted changes in prices, or other unlawful activity t...
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6412, The Comprehensive Energy Exploration, Price Reduction, and Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6412.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6412 would promote the energy security of the United States....
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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