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<title>P.L. 110-279, A bill to provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.09</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-279.html</link>
<description> S. 2967 would provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern....
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6003, The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $114.81</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6003.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6003 would reauthorize Amtrak....
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6143, The Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6143.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6143 would make technical corrections to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511193.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511193.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2765, The Saving Social Security Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2765.html</link>
<description> S. 2765 would strengthen and permanently preserve social security....
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5600, The District of Columbia Court, Offender Supervision, Parole, and Public Defender Employees Equity Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5600.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5600 would permit nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts, employees transferred to the Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult Probation, and Offender Supervision Trustee, and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service to have periods of service performed prior to the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 included as part of the years of service used to determine the time at which such employees are eligible to retire under chapter 84 of title 5, United ...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510271.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510271.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5573, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a lump-sum payment for certain Federal employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave for which they would not otherwise receive any compensation or benefit, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5573.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5573 would amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a lump-sum payment for certain Federal employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave for which they would not otherwise receive any compensation or benefit....
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3136, The Administrative Law Judges Retirement Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3136.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3136 would provide for enhanced retirement benefits for administrative law judges....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506706.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506706.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 294, The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $98.72</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_294.html</link>
<description> S. 294 would reauthorize Amtrak....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502258.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502258.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</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>S. 1003, The Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Amendments of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $0.14</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_1003.html</link>
<description> S. 1003 would amend the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974 to phase out the responsibilities of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR) and close that office at the end of fiscal year 2008. The remaining duties of the ONIHR would be transferred to a new Office of Relocation within the Department of the Interior. The bill also would make technical changes to federal laws concerning the Navajo-Hopi land settlement. Finally, the bill would amend civil service laws regarding the...
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1516, The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $96.12</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_1516.html</link>
<description> S. 1516 authorizes the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2011 for grants to Amtrak to cover operating expenses, capital projects, debt repayment, security improvements, and a study required by the bill. The legislation also would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2011 period to the Secretary of Transportation for a new grant program for state railroad projects, a new research program, a new grant program for Amtrak and participating states to share railroad equipment, and a s...
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 662, The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act - Cost per Average Family: $46.40</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_662.html</link>
<description> S. 662 would change the laws that govern the operation of the United States Postal Service (USPS), particularly those regarding the cost of pensions and health care benefits of retired workers and the requirement to hold certain funds in escrow. Major provisions of S. 662 would: Eliminate a requirement in Public Law 108-18, the Postal Civil Service Retirement Funding Reform Act of 2003, that the Postal Service place savings from reduced pension contributions in escrow; Transfer from the Postal S...
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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