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<title>S. 1663, A bill to make available funds from the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for funding a voluntary employees' beneficiary association with respect to former employees of Delphi Corporation</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1663.html</link>
<description> S. 1663 would make available funds from the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for funding a voluntary employees' beneficiary association with respect to former employees of Delphi Corporation....
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 728, The Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $6.35</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_728.html</link>
<description> S. 728 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance benefits....
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1624, The Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1624.html</link>
<description> S. 1624 would amend title 11 of the United States Code, to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill, injured, or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems....
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3455, To make available funds from the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for funding a voluntary employees' beneficiary association with respect to former employees of Delphi Corporation</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_3455.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3455 would make available funds from the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for funding a voluntary employees' beneficiary association with respect to former employees of Delphi Corporation....
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3450, The Automobile Dealers Fair Competition Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_3450.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3450 would prohibit certain restraints of trade adversely affecting automobile dealers....
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1540, The Resolution Reform Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1540.html</link>
<description> S. 1540 would provide for enhanced authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to act as receiver for certain affiliates of depository institutions....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200519403.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200519403.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3310, The Consumer Protection and Regulatory Enhancement Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_3310.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3310 would reform the financial regulatory system of the United States....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200519202.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200519202.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1490, The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1490.html</link>
<description> S. 1490 would prevent and mitigate identity theft, it would ensure privacy, it would provide notice of security breaches, and it would enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200519172.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200519172.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3150, To require the Secretary of Agriculture to use section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, to provide compensation to certain poultry producers whose poultry production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of the closure of poultry processing plants and other cost cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company in bankruptcy protection</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_3150.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3150 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to use section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, to provide compensation to certain poultry producers whose poultry production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of the closure of poultry processing plants and other cost cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company in bankruptcy protection....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518884.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518884.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3088, The Jeremy Warriner Consumer Protection Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_3088.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3088 would require an automobile manufacturer that the Federal Government has an ownership interest in or that has an outstanding loan from the Federal Government to purchase liability insurance from an insurance company....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518752.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518752.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1304, The Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1304.html</link>
<description> S. 1304 would restore the economic rights of automobile dealers....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518482.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518482.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2896, The Equal Treatment of Covered Bonds Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2896.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2896 would amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide the same treatment for covered bonds as for other qualified financial contracts to which a depository institution is a party when such institution is in receivership or conservatorship....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518377.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518377.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1037, The Pilot College Work Study Programs for Veterans Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.43</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1037.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1037 would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying work-study activities under title 38, United States Code....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200514953.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200514953.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1253, The Automobile Dealers Assistance Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1253.html</link>
<description> S. 1253 would address reimbursement of certain costs to automobile dealers....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518265.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518265.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2798, The Support Investment Protection for Customers Reform Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2798.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2798 would increase securities protection coverage in the event of stolen or missing assets....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518184.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518184.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2796, The Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2796.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2796 would restore the economic rights of automobile dealers....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518182.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518182.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2793, The Auto Dealers' Pension Fairness Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2793.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2793 would require a report to the Congress from the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry regarding closings of vehicle dealerships in connection with the bankruptcies of Chrysler Corporation and General Motors Corporation, and it would suspend imposition of withdrawal liability to multiemployer plans in connection with the closing of such dealerships (and it would suspend the requirement for payment of existing withdrawal liability in connection with such closings) until 60 days af...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518179.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518179.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2743, The Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2743.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2743 would restore the economic rights of automobile dealers....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518077.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518077.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2750, The Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2750.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2750 would restore the economic rights of automobile dealers....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200518084.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200518084.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2663, The TIFIA of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2663.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2663 would amend title 23, United States Code, to increase certain infrastructure finance provisions....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517921.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517921.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2351, The Credit Union Share Insurance Stabilization Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2351.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2351 would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to increase the borrowing authority of the National Credit Union Administration, establish a National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund restoration plan period, assess insured credit unions for the costs associated with the corporate credit union stabilization effort on an anti-cyclical basis....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517360.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517360.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 895, The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_895.html</link>
<description> S. 895 would prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200516869.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200516869.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2032, The Savannah's Law</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2032.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2032 would amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200516727.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200516727.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 842, A bill to repeal the sunset of certain enhancements of protections of servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay mortgage holders unpaid balances on housing loans guaranteed by Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_842.html</link>
<description> S. 842 would repeal the sunset of certain enhancements of protections of servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay mortgage holders unpaid balances on housing loans guaranteed by Department of Veterans Affairs....
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1880, The National Insurance Consumer Protection Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1880.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1880 would establish a system of regulation and supervision for insurers, insurance agencies, and insurance producers chartered or licensed under Federal law that ensures the stability and financial integrity of those insurers, agencies, and producers and that protects policyholders and other consumers served by such insurers, agencies, or producers....
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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