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P.L. 110-351, The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3.75

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 6893 would amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption....

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H.R. 7321, The Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act - Cost per Average Family: $88.77

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 7321 would authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers....

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S. 3731, The Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3731 would amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A of Public Law 110-343) to provide the Special Inspector General with additional authorities and responsibilities....

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S. 3701, The Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2008

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3701 would provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs....

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S. 2842, The Aging Water Infrastructure and Maintenance Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.81

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2842 would require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out annual inspections of canals, levees, tunnels, dikes, pumping plants, dams, and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary....

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S. 3384, The Information Technology Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.43

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3384 would amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal IT investment projects....

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P.L. 110-436, To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes - Savings per Average Family: $17.37

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7222 would extend the Andean Trade Preference Act....

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S. 3474, The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $5.20

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3474 would amend title 44, United States Code, to enhance information security of the Federal Government....

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H.R. 6707, The Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.43

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6707 would require Surface Transportation Board consideration of the impacts of certain railroad transactions on local communities....

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H.R. 6853, The Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6853 would establish in the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to address mortgage fraud in the United States....

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P.L. 110-324, The Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $512.50

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2617 would increase, effective as of December 1, 2008, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans....

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H.R. 1014, The Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.65

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1014 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women....

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P.L. 110-389, The Veterans' Notice Clarification Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $0.10

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3023 would amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims....

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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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S. 3662, The Implementing the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.59

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3662 would establish the Controlled Unclassified Information Office, and it would require policies and procedures for the designation, marking, safeguarding, and dissemination of controlled unclassified information....

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H.R. 3971, The Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3971 would encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies....

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P.L. 110-428, The Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.03

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7082 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons....

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S. 3350, A bill to provide that claims of the United States to certain documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3350 would provide that claims of the United States to certain documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances....

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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. 3666, The Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3666 would require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper....

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S. 3659, The Corporate Transparency Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3659 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disclosure of schedule M-3 to the Securities and Exchange Commission, to provide for the public disclosure of certain information on such schedule, and to provide penalties for failure to file such schedule or inaccurately reporting information on such schedule....

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S. 3501, The OLC Reporting Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3501 would ensure that Congress is notified when the Department of Justice determines that the Executive Branch is not bound by a statute....

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H.R. 7083, The Charity Enhancement Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.48

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7083 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance charitable giving and improve disclosure and tax administration....

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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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H.R. 29, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.60

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 29 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California....

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