WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Finance

H.R. 7110, Making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $574.41

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7110 would make supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3617, The Water Infrastructure Financing Act

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3617 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States....

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S. 3569, The Judicial Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3569 would make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts....

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S. 3564, An original bill to restore the value of every American in environmental decisions, and for other purposes

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3564 would restore the value of every American in environmental decisions....

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H.R. 7006, The Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $74.17

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7006 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide disaster assistance relief....

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H.R. 7005, The Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $671.21

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7005 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008....

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H.R. 6983, The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6983 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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H.R. 6965, To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6965 would extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program....

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S. 3494, The Restoring the Value of Every American in Environmental Decisions Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3494 would restore the value of every American in environmental decisions....

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H.R. 6908, The Health Insurance Source of Injury Clarification Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6908 would require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable....

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S. 3500, The Water Infrastructure Financing Act - Cost per Average Family: $247.29

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3500 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States....

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P.L. 110-350, To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other purposes

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6889 would extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year....

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H.R. 6870, The Payments System Protection Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2.10

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6870 would ensure that implementation of proposed regulations under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, does not cause harm to the payments system....

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H.R. 6853, The Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2008

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6853 would establish in the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to address mortgage fraud in the United States....

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H.R. 6849, To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6849 would amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less....

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H.R. 6832, The Veterans' Programs Extension and Construction Authorization Act of 2008

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6832 would authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, to extend certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs....

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S. 3445, The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3445 would impose sanctions with respect to Iran, it would provide for the divestment of assets in Iran by State and local governments and other entities, and it would identify locations of concern with respect to transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of certain sensitive items to Iran....

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H.R. 6831, The Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6831 would require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper....

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S. 3427, The Costal Homeowners Assistance Act

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3427 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for hurricane mitigation expenditures, and to provide a credit for the increased insurance premiums of certain homeowners as a result of hurricane events....

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P.L. 110-301, The Libyan Claims Resolution Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3370 would resolve pending claims against Libya by United States nationals....

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H.R. 6698, The Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6698 would provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Robert T. Stafford Federal Student Loan Program....

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S. 3372, The Saver's Bonus Act of 2007

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3372 would promote savings by providing a match for eligible taxpayers who contribute to savings products and it would facilitate taxpayers receiving this match and open a bank account when they file their Federal income tax returns....

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S. 3389, The Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

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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S. 3359, The American Shipping Reinvestment Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3359 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the shipping investment withdrawal rules in section 955 and to provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the United States....

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S. 3362, The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.96

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3362 would reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs....

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