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S. 3140, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3140 would provide that 4 of the 21 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....

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S. 3125, The Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3125 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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S. 3120, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income limitations for qualified performing artists eligible for an above-the-line deduction for performance expenses

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3120 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income limitations for qualified performing artists eligible for an above-the-line deduction for performance expenses....

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S. 3098, The Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3098 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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H.R. 6175, The ABC Act

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6175 would amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for infants and children participating in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under that Act....

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H.R. 6049, The Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $72.09

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6049 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, and to provide individual income tax relief....

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S. 2924, The Original Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Ultra-High Relief Bullion Coin Act

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2924 would authorize the production of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle ultra-high relief bullion coins in palladium to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals....

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H.R. 5893, The Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5893 would reauthorize the sound recording and film preservation programs of the Library of Congress....

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S. 2886, The Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2886 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to amend certain expiring provisions....

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H.R. 5851, The Roan Plateau Oil and Gas Leasing Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5851 would provide for orderly and balanced development of energy resources within the Roan Plateau Planning Area of Colorado....

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S. 2879, The Roan Plateau Oil and Gas Leasing Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2879 would provide for orderly and balanced development of energy resources within the Roan Plateau Planning Area of Colorado....

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H.R. 5794, The Federal Sunset Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5794 would provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not exist....

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H.R. 5781, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $7.23

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5781 would provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....

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S. 2833, The Owyhee Public Land Management Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2833 would provide for the management of certain public land in Owyhee County, Idaho....

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H.R. 5718, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5718 would provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....

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H.R. 5714, The United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5714 would require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in American society, from the Colonial period to today....

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S. 2817, The National Park Centennial Fund Act

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2817 would establish the National Park Centennial Fund....

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S. 2787, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2787 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009....

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H.R. 5658, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $5636.14

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5658 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009....

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S. 2759, The Kindergarten Plus Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2759 would provide for Kindergarten Plus programs....

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H.R. 5614, The Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Ultra-High Relief Bullion Coin Act

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5614 would authorize the production of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle ultra-high relief bullion coins in palladium to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals....

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P.L. 110-229, The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

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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S. 2679, The Support for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews Act of 2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2679 would provide assistance for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland....

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H.R. 5492, To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.02

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5492 would authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland....

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S. 2652, The America's National World War II Museum Expansion Act

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2652 would authorize the Secretary of Defense to make a grant to the National World War II Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum....

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