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<title>H.R. 5923, The Patients' Health Care Reform Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5923.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5923 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, and it would allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of such participations....
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2794, The Senior Investor Protection Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2794.html</link>
<description> S. 2794 would protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510410.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510410.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5611, The National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5611.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5611 would reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers....
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2284, The Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $48.00</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2284.html</link>
<description> An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund....
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3121, The Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $24.77</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3121.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3121 would restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program and it would provide for such program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms and floods....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506663.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506663.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3200, The National Insurance Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3200.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3200 would authorize the issuance of Federal charters and licenses for carrying on the sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting of insurance or any other insurance operations, it would provide a comprehensive system for the Federal regulation and supervision of national insurers and national agencies, and it would provide for policyholder protections in the event of an insolvency or the impairment of a national insurer....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506810.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506810.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1019, The Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1019.html</link>
<description> S. 1019 would provide comprehensive reform of the health care 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/200504368.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504368.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 929, The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_929.html</link>
<description> S. 929 would streamline the regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504125.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504125.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1289, The Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1289.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1289 would enhance the availability of capital and credit for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503556.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503556.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1065, The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1065.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1065 would streamline the regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503198.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503198.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>H.R. 324, The Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_324.html</link>
<description> H.R. 324 would increase the minimum wage, provide access to health care coverage to employees of small businesses, and preserve American jobs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501974.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501974.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. 241, The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_241.html</link>
<description> H.R. 241 would amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees....
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3589, The Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $56.72</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_3589.html</link>
<description> The Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2006 would provide the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) with funds to pay remaining valid claims from the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes and reform the program, which is currently in an unsustainable financial position. Without a change in law, the NFIP will be unable to pay all flood insurance claims promptly, and faced with a nonfunctional program, those policyholders who are not required to carry flood insurance may abandon it. Enacting t...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500494.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500494.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4973, The Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $55.51</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_4973.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4973 would increase the amount that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can borrow from the U.S. Treasury to cover expenses of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the bill would reform the NFIP by requiring FEMA to phase in actuarially sound premium rates for flood insurance on commercial and nonprimary residences (i.e., second and vacation homes). H.R. 4973 also would authorize FEMA to expand the flood insurance program to include new types of insurance and...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500387.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500387.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2355, The Health Care Choice Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $106.66</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_2355.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2355 would amend the Public Health Service Act to permit an entity licensed by one state (the &quot;primary&quot; state) to offer health insurance coverage to individuals residing in that state, to also offer that health insurance coverage to individuals residing in a &quot;secondary&quot; state....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500217.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500217.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 525, The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $1.62</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_525.html</link>
<description> H.R. 525 would establish a regulatory framework and certification process for association health plans (AHPs). AHPs could be established by trade, industry, and professional associations as a vehicle for providing health care benefits to employees of businesses that are association members. AHPs would not, in general, have to offer coverage of state-mandated benefits and would be subject in a limited way to state rules that compress health insurance premiums across a state's small group market. ...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500064.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500064.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 458, The Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act - Cost per Average Family: $6.48</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_458.html</link>
<description> H.R. 458 would ban the sale of mutual funds sold though contractual plans. The bill also would require insurance companies to provide certain notices about insurance policies offered by the U.S. government when selling an insurance policy to servicemembers or while marketing on military installations. The bill would require the Department of Defense to maintain a list of agents and advisors barred from doing business on military installations. Finally, the bill would amend securities law to requ...
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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