WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Travel costs

P.L. 110-417, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.23

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3001 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year....

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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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S. 3676, The Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3676 would support the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel....

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H.R. 7077, The QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7077 would amend title XIX of the Social Security System to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program....

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H.R. 7006, The Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $75.70

Wed, 24 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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P.L. 110-379, The QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3560 would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program....

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S. 3549, The QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3549 would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional funds for the qualifying individual (QI) program....

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S. 3532, The GIVE Act of 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3532 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction and to exclude charitable mileage reimbursements from gross income....

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S. 3421, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3421 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes....

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S. 3429, The GIVE Act of 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3429 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions....

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H.R. 6766, The CARE Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6766 would amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to expand the category of individuals eligible for compensation, it would improve the procedures for providing compensation, and it would improve transparency....

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S. 3380, The Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3380 would promote increased public transportation use, and it would promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation....

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S. 3335, The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3335 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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S. 3329, The CARE Act

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3329 would amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to expand the category of individuals eligible for compensation, it would improve the procedures for providing compensation, and it would improve transparency....

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P.L. 110-289, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $523.06

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3221 would provide needed housing reform....

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S. 3322, The Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3322 would provide tax relief for the victims of severe storms, tornados, and flooding in the Midwest....

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H.R. 6501, The Investing in our Human Resources Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6501 would amend the Social Security Act to establish a trust fund with proceeds from the taxing of internet gambling to provide opportunities to individuals who are, or were, in foster care and individuals in declining sectors of the economy....

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S. 3246, The Fair Deal for Volunteers Act of 2008

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3246 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to set the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction....

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H.R. 6283, The Reimbursing Our American Drivers (ROAD) Act of 2008

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6283 would increase the standard mileage rate for use of an automobile for business, medical, and moving deduction purposes for 2008 and permanently increase such rate for charitable deduction purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to temporarily increase the reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal employees....

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H.R. 6287, The Veterans Travel Equity Act of 2008

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6287 would amend title 38, United States Code, to change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs....

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H.R. 6052, The Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $7.62

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6052 would promote increased public transportation use, and it would promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation....

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H.R. 6165, The End the Pain at the Pump Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6165 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assist individuals confronting high gasoline and diesel fuel costs in commuting to work by allowing a refundable credit against income tax based on the business standard mileage rate for commuting miles....

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H.R. 6154, To establish a pilot program to provide partial or full gasoline reimbursement for certain commuters and for other purposes

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6154 would establish a pilot program to provide partial or full gasoline reimbursement for certain commuters and for other purposes....

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H.R. 6095, The International and Parental Child Abduction Remedies Assistance Act

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6095 would implement certain measures to increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies....

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H.R. 5940, The National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5940 would authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development....

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