WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Food

S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $773.16

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A bill making 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. 1007, The United States-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.56

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1007 would direct the Secretary of State to work with the Government of Brazil and other foreign governments to develop partnerships that will strengthen diplomatic relations and energy security by accelerating the development of biofuels production, research, and infrastructure to alleviate poverty, create jobs, and increase income, while improving energy security and protecting the environment....

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P.L. 110-293, The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.40

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5501 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria....

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P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1424 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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P.L. 110-329, The Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $8032.37

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 3653, The Dairy COOL Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3653 would amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products....

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H.R. 7187, The Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7187 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to nutrition labeling of food offered for sale in food service establishments....

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S. 3626, The Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3626 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts....

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S. 3604, The Economic Recovery Act, 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3604 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 3614, The National Hunger Relief Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3614 would require semiannual indexing of mandatory Federal food assistance programs....

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P.L. 110-380, A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3597 would provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 7085, The America's Right-to- Eat Rescue Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7085 would require that the poverty line determined for the State of Alaska be used for all the States and the District of Columbia, during a 6-month period for the purpose of carrying out the the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act....

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H.R. 6598, The Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6598 would amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain conduct relating to the use of horses for human consumption....

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S. 3575, The Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3575 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to nutrition labeling of food offered for sale in food service establishments....

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S. 3584, The Obesity Prevention, Treatment, and Research Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3584 would comprehensively prevent, treat, and decrease overweight and obesity in our Nation's populations....

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S. 3588, The Healthy Food for Healthy Lives Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3588 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to hospitals and other nonprofit inpatient healthcare institutions, Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and other social service programs for the acquisition of local nutritious agricultural products....

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H.R. 7052, The Kids with Healthy Hearts Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7052 would direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to conduct demonstration projects to screen the blood pressure of children in kindergarten through grade 6....

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P.L. 110-398, 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

Mon, 22 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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S. 3531, The Afghan Freedom Support and Security Act of 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3531 would authorize assistance for Afghanistan....

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S. 3529, The Global Food Security Act of 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3529 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, to stimulate rural economies, and to improve emergency response to food crises, and it would amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961....

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H.R. 6981, To make technical corrections to section 4406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6981 would make technical corrections to section 4406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008....

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H.R. 6947, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $445.83

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6947 would make appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3497, The Food Insecurity Reduction Act of 2008

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3497 would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to decrease the period of benefit ineligibility of certain adults due to unemployment....

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S. 3502, The Children's Environmental Health and Safety Risk Reduction Act

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3502 would provide for the establishment of a task force to address the environmental health and safety risks posed to children....

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S. 3487, The Serve America Act

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3487 would amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service....

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