WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Parents

H.R. 7036, The Elder Care Tax Credit Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7036 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer....

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H.R. 6938, The Reuniting Families Act

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6938 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity....

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S. 3514, The Reuniting Families Act

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3514 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity and for other purposes....

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H.R. 6390, The Caregiver Financial Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6390 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for certain caregivers, it would expand the dependent care credit, and it would increase the exclusion limitation for dependent care assistance programs....

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H.R. 6095, The International and Parental Child Abduction Remedies Assistance Act

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6095 would implement certain measures to increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies....

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H.R. 6020, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6020 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families....

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P.L. 109-227, To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families - Cost per Average Family: $12.66

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5715 would ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families....

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S. 2815, The Strengthening Student Aid for All Act

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2815 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to increase unsubsidized Stafford loan limits for undergraduate students, provide for a secondary market for FFEL loans, allow for the in-school deferment of PLUS loans, augment the maximum Federal Pell Grant for the lowest income students, and expand the number of students eligible to obtain loans under the lender-of-last-resort program....

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H.R. 5640, The Birthparent Assistance Act of 2008

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5640 would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption....

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H.R. 5563, The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5563 would reauthorize and reform the national service laws....

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H.R. 5516, The Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5516 would increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other first responders....

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H.R. 4274, The Gold Star Parents Annuity Act of 2007

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4274 would amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents (known as "Gold Star parents") of members of the Armed Forces who die during a period of war....

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S. 2395, The Adoption Improvement Act of 2007

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2395 would establish an adoption process improvement pilot program....

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S. 1642, The Higher Education Amendments of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $518.51

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 1642 would extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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H.R. 4164, The Child Care Affordability Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4164 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for expenses paid for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment and to increase, and make refundable, the credit for such expenses....

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H.R. 3887, The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $8.48

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3887 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and it would enhance measures to combat forced labor....

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H.R. 3687, The Safeguarding Families of Soldiers Act

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3687 would provide lawful permanent resident status to the immediate family members of military service personnel serving in Iraq or Afghanistan....

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S. 1060, The Recidivism Reduction and Second Chance Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.71

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1060 would reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and it would improve reentry planning and implementation....

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H.R. 2857, The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act - Cost per Average Family: $39.27

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2857 would reauthorize and reform the national service laws....

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H.R. 3270, The Visitors Interested in Strengthening America (VISA) Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3270 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the United States as a temporary visitor....

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H.R. 3269, The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3269 would amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program....

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H.R. 2902, The Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2007

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2902 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to double the child tax credit for the first year, it would expand the credit for dependent care services, and it would provide relief from the alternative minimum tax....

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S. 1639, A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1639 would provide for comprehensive immigration reform....

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P.L. 110-134, The Improving Head Start Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $320.46

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1429 would reauthorize the Head Start Act, improve program quality, and expand access....

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H. J. Res. 46, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to deny United States citizenship to individuals born in the United States to parents who are neither United States citizens nor persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.J. Res. 46 would propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to deny United States citizenship to individuals born in the United States to parents who are neither United States citizens nor persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States....

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