WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Embassies

S. 3563, The Security Assistance Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3564 would authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2009 and 2010....

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S. 3288, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $377.00

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3288 would make appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 6481, The Avena Case Implementation Act of 2008

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6481 would create a civil action to provide judicial remedies to carry out certain treaty obligations of the United States under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and the Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations....

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H.R. 2553, The Public Diplomacy Resource Centers Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.02

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2553 would amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for the establishment and maintenance of existing libraries and resource centers at United States diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about American culture, society, and history....

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H.R. 6335, To provide for the transfer to the Government of Haiti of the real property of the former United States Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6335 would provide for the transfer to the Government of Haiti of the real property of the former United States Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti....

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H.R. 6026, The Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6026 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 2721, The Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2007

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2721 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, and it would encourage and support the efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens....

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H.R. 5507, The Fully-Funded United States Military Redeployment and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act of 2008

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5507 would require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of United States Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq and it would prohibit the establishment of any enduring or permanent United States military bases in Iraq....

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H.R. 5499, The Iraq Redeployment Timetable and Political Reconciliation Act of 2008

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5499 would provide for a timetable for the redeployment of the United States Armed Forces from Iraq and to seek political and diplomatic solutions for the security and stability of the Republic of Iraq....

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P.L. 110-140, The CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.79

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 6 would reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy....

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P.L. 110-161, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $9824.96

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 4156, The Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $536.44

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4156 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 2398, The Stop Outsourcing Security Act

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2398 would phase out the use of private military contractors....

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H.R. 4102, The Stop Outsourcing Security Act

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4102 would phase out the use of private military contractors....

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H.R. 3938, The Bring Our Troops Home Responsibly Act of 2007

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3938 would repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243) and to require the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq....

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H.R. 3898, To impose travel and other related restrictions on heads of state of countries that are state sponsors of terrorism who are attending events at the United Nations in New York City

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3898 would impose travel and other related restrictions on heads of state of countries that are state sponsors of terrorism who are attending events at the United Nations in New York City....

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S. 2130, A bill to express the sense of the Senate on the need for a comprehensive diplomatic offensive to help broker national reconciliation efforts in Iraq and lay the foundation for the eventual redeployment of United States combat forces

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2130 would express the sense of the Senate on the need for a comprehensive diplomatic offensive to help broker national reconciliation efforts in Iraq and to lay the foundation for the eventual redeployment of United States combat forces....

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H.R. 2843, The Library of Congress Public Diplomacy Collection Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2843 would provide for the establishment and maintenance of existing libraries and resource centers at United States diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about American culture, society, and history....

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H.R. 3272, The United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3272 would provide for increased funding and support for diplomatic engagement with the People's Republic of China....

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S. 1687, The Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.04

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1687 would provide for global pathogen surveillance and response....

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H.R. 3105, The Ocean Thermal Energy Tax and Energy Credits Act of 2007

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3105 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources and the investment energy credit to include ocean thermal energy conversion projects....

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H.R. 3064, The Emergency Immigration Workload Reduction and Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2007

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3064 would suspend certain nonessential visas, in order to provide temporary workload relief critical to the successful reorganization of the immigration and naturalization functions of the Department of Homeland Security, to ensure that the screening and monitoring of arriving immigrants and nonimmigrants, and the deterrence of entry and settlement by illegal or unauthorized aliens, is sufficient to maintain the integrity of the sovereign borders of the United States....

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H.R. 2956, The Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2956 would require the Secretary of Defense to commence the reduction of the number of United States Armed Forces in Iraq to a limited presence by April 1, 2008....

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H.R. 2828, To provide compensation to relatives of United States citizens who were killed as a result of the bombings of United States Embassies in East Africa on August 7, 1998

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2828 would provide compensation to relatives of United States citizens who were killed as a result of the bombings of United States Embassies in East Africa on August 7, 1998....

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H.R. 2799, The Quadrennial Foreign Affairs Review Act

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2799 would require a quadrennial review of the diplomatic strategy and structure of the Department of State and its related agencies to determine how the Department can best fulfill its mission in the 21st century and meet the challenges of a changing world....

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