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<title>S. 1255, The Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1255.html</link>
<description> S. 1255 would protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings....
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2759, The Kindergarten Plus Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2759.html</link>
<description> S. 2759 would provide for Kindergarten Plus programs....
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-229, The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-229.html</link>
<description> S. 2739 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, it would implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and it would amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003....
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2616, The National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2616.html</link>
<description> S. 2616 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy....
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-181, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $4925.89</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-181.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4986 would provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services....
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2483, The National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007 - Savings per Average Family: $0.47</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2483.html</link>
<description> S. 2483 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200509049.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200509049.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4048, The Gulf Coast Civic Works Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4048.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4048 would establish the Gulf Coast Recovery Authority to administer a Gulf Coast Civic Works Project to provide job-training opportunities and increase employment to aid in the recovery of the Gulf Coast region....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200508141.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200508141.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2179, The National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2179.html</link>
<description> S. 2179 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507889.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507889.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2157, The Expanded Education Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2157.html</link>
<description> S. 2157 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish pilot programs in expanded school attendance....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507713.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507713.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1686, The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $25.48</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1686.html</link>
<description> An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2771, The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $28.61</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2771.html</link>
<description> Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1585, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $6617.70</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1585.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1585 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2007....
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1524, The Artist-Museum Partnership Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1524.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1524 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor....
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 548, The Artist-Museum Partnership Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_548.html</link>
<description> S. 548 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor....
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 996, The Honoring Female Congressional Pioneers Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_996.html</link>
<description> H.R. 996 would provide for the issuance of a semipostal in order to afford a convenient means by which members of the public may contribute towards the acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service....
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 754, To designate the National Museum of Wildlife Art, located at 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, Wyoming, as the National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_754.html</link>
<description> H.R. 754 would designate the National Museum of Wildlife Art, located at 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, Wyoming, as the National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502683.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502683.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 374, The Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_374.html</link>
<description> S. 374 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the same capital gains treatment for art and collectibles as for other investment property and to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502554.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502554.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5386, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $174.95</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_5386.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5386 spends money for the operations and activities of Department of the Interior (except the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Project), the Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies such as the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (HHS), the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Forest Service (US...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500425.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500425.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4944, The Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006 - Savings per Average Family: $2.87</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_4944.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4944 is an omnibus trade act that would, in aggregate, reduce receipts and increase outlays by making various changes to trade law. These changes include suspending or reducing duties on specific products, refunding duties already paid on certain entries (reliquidation), extending an expiration date of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and numerous other changes. One provision is expected to increase receipts slightly by clarifying tax law regarding an exemption from excise tax...
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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