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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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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. 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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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. 110-428, 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. 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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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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S. 3648, The Employee Misclassification Prevention Act

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3648 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees....

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S. 3654, The Research, Hazard Intervention, and National Outreach for Healthier Homes Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3654 would improve research on health hazards in housing, it would enhance the capacity of programs to reduce such hazards, and it would require outreach....

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H.R. 7154, The T-FELAS Act

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7154 would amend title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities to recruit, select, train, and support Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows that will strengthen expanded learning initiatives, 21st century community learning center programs, and after-school programs....

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S. 3627, The Every Student Counts Act

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3627 would improve the calculation of, the reporting of, and the accountability for, secondary school graduation rates....

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H.R. 7135, The Young Investor Financial Education Act

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7135 would award grants to State educational agencies to support the provision of financial education to high school students....

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S. 1816, The National Women's Rights History Project Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.06

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1816 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage....

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H.R. 6568, The Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.15

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6568 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to encourage research and carry out an educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension....

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H.R. 7063, The U.S. and the World Education Act

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7063 would raise achievement in international education in elementary schools and secondary schools through grants to improve teacher competency and to support programs in international education that supplement core curricula in such schools....

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S. 3587, The Greening the Healthcare Workforce Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3587 would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to hospitals and nonprofit health care institutions for use in improving building and maintenance operations to engage in environmentally sustainable practices....

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S. 3581, The Mortgage Origination Commission Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3581 would establish a Federal Mortgage Origination Commission....

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S. 3577, The Prevent Excessive Speculation Act

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3577 would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities....

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S. 3564, The Restoring the Value of Every American in Environmental Decisions Act

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3564 would restore the value of every American in environmental decisions....

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S. 3494, The Restoring the Value of Every American in Environmental Decisions Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3494 would restore the value of every American in environmental decisions....

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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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S. 2080, The Sewage Overflow Right-to-Know Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.07

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2080 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage....

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S. 3545, The Investment in After-School Programs Act of 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3545 would enhance after-school programs in rural areas of the United States by establishing a pilot program to help communities establish and improve rural after-school programs....

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H.R. 6983, The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6983 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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