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<title>P.L. 110-428, The Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.03</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-428.html</link>
<description> H.R. 7082 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons....
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2787, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2787.html</link>
<description> S. 2787 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009....
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5543, The Women's Retirement Security Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5543.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5543 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the retirement security of women and small business owners....
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4159, The Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4159.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4159 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200508317.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200508317.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4014, The Native American Veterans Language Assistance Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4014.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4014 would prohibit discrimination in insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking....
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3557, The Restore American Dream Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3557.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3557 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of, and the deduction of contributions to, homeownership plans....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507363.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507363.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3086, To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide, in the case of certain widows and widowers whose judicial survivors' annuities are terminated on account of remarriage, for the restoration of benefits upon the dissolution of the remarriage</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3086.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3086 would amend title 28, United States Code, to provide, in the case of certain widows and widowers whose judicial survivors' annuities are terminated on account of remarriage, for the restoration of benefits upon the dissolution of the remarriage....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506618.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506618.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1725, The Restoring Pension Promises to Workers Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1725.html</link>
<description> S. 1725 would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to improve the protection of pension benefits....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506391.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506391.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1739, The TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1739.html</link>
<description> S. 1739 would amend section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the health coverage tax credit....
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1288, The Women's Retirement Security Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1288.html</link>
<description> S. 1288 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the retirement security of women and small business owners....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200505118.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200505118.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. 1081, The Flat Tax Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1081.html</link>
<description> S. 1081 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504547.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504547.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1222, The Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act - Cost per Average Family: $74.21</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1222.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1222 would restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services....
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1158, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1158.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1158 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503347.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503347.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1090, The Social Security Guarantee Plus Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1090.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1090 would amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve and strengthen the Social Security Program through the creation of personal Social Security guarantee accounts that ensure full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term Social Security solvency, and make certain benefit improvements....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503223.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503223.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 567, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_567.html</link>
<description> S. 567 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503122.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503122.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>H.R. 959, The Forgotten Military Widows Annuity Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_959.html</link>
<description> H.R. 959 would expand a Department of Defense survivor annuity program that covers unremarried surviving spouses of certain members of the uniformed services who died before October 1, 1978, to include any otherwise eligible surviving spouse who remarries after age 55 or whose remarriage before age 55 is terminated....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502995.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502995.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 871, Jane's Law</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_871.html</link>
<description> H.R. 871 would amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502890.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502890.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 732, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 10 to 5 the number of years of marriage prior to divorce required for a divorced spouse to be eligible for benefits under such title</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_732.html</link>
<description> H.R. 732 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce from 10 to 5 the number of years of marriage prior to divorce required for a divorced spouse to be eligible for benefits under such title....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502647.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502647.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 340, The Remarried Widows' and Widowers' Benefits Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_340.html</link>
<description> H.R. 340 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow remarried widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses to become or remain entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits if the prior marriage was for at least 10 years....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501990.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501990.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>H.R. 3304, The Growing Real Ownership for Workers Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $8536.47</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_3304.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3304, the Growing Real Ownership for Workers (GROW) Act, would create individual retirement accounts for almost 200 million workers over the next decade. The federal funds transferred to those accounts would equal the surplus, excluding interest, accumulating in the Social Security trust funds over that time, but the money would come from the general funds of the government. While the federal government would administer the GROW program, account holders would make key decisions about invest...
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2830, The Pension Protection Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $50.79</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_2830.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2830 would make changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) that would affect the operations of private pension plans. It would do so mostly by changing the funding requirements for taxqualified, defined-benefit pension plans and the premiums paid to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). It would also extend certain tax incentives for retirement savings and modify tax provisions related to spending for health care. Ma...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500226.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500226.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1783, The Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $5.41</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_1783.html</link>
<description> S. 1783 would make changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code that would affect the operations of private-pension plans. It would do so mostly by changing the funding requirements for tax-qualified, defined-benefit pension plans and the premiums paid to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). The bill would also make changes to the Railroad Retirement program, Black Lung disability trusts, treatment of unemployment compensation, ...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500248.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500248.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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