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<title>S. 3261, The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $1169.76</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3261.html</link>
<description> S. 3261 would make appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511813.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511813.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5818, The Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $78.84</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5818.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5818 would authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and to make grants to States for related costs....
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-161, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $9824.96</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-161.html</link>
<description> Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3074, The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $956.66</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3074.html</link>
<description> Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506606.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506606.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3067, The Small Public Housing Authority Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3067.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3067 would amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan....
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1733, The Housing Fairness Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1733.html</link>
<description> S. 1733 would authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, and it would increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program....
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2926, The Housing Fairness Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2926.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2926 would authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, and it would increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506363.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506363.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-344, The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.61</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-344.html</link>
<description> H.R. 923 would establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502959.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502959.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 535, The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.61</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_535.html</link>
<description> S. 535 would establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation....
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1227, The Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $31.09</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1227.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1227 would assist in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina....
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 809, The Small Public Housing Authorities Paperwork Reduction Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_809.html</link>
<description> S. 809 would amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt qualified public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan....
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1289, The Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1289.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1289 would enhance the availability of capital and credit for all citizens and communities, to ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers become affiliates as a result of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act....
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H. J. Res. 32, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HJ_32.html</link>
<description> H.J. Res. 32 would propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing....
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2679, The Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.53</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_2679.html</link>
<description> S. 2679 would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2007-2016 period for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate and prosecute certain unsolved homicides committed before 1970. The bill also would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2007-2016 period to the Community Relations Service division of DOJ to coordinate investigations with local law enforcement and provide technical assistance....
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5576, The Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $972.73</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_5576.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5576 spends money on the operations and activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; the Department of Transportation; the Department of the Treasury; the District of Columbia; the Judiciary; the United States Postal Service: Payment to the Postal Service Fund; the Executive Office of the President: Armstrong Resolution, Compensation of the President, Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Residence at the White House, Federal Drug Control Programs, High Intensity Drug Tr...
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5039, The Saving America's Rural Housing Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $5.25</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_5039.html</link>
<description> &lt;p&gt;H.R. 5039 would require the Rural Housing Service (RHS) within the Department of Agriculture to implement a program aimed at preserving rural rental housing supported by section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 by restructuring loans on existing properties. Under the legislation, RHS would provide housing vouchers to certain families who would be displaced if property owners prepay the mortgages on properties where they now reside.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 ...
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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