WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Cost of living adjustments

S. 3244, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses, and for other purposes

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3244 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses....

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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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H.R. 5992, The First Time Property Owners Tax Credit Act of 2008

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5992 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of real property by a first-time purchaser....

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H.R. 5826, The Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $183.09

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5826 would increase, effective as of December 1, 2008, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans....

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H.R. 5683, The Government Accountability Office Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.11

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5683 would make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office....

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H.R. 5658, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $5007.69

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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H.R. 5643, The First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit Act of 2008

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5643 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer....

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S. 2640, The Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2640 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits for veterans....

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S. 2617, The Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $183.09

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

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. 5091, The Members of Congress Personal Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2008

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5091 would prevent Members of Congress from receiving the automatic pay adjustment scheduled to take effect in 2009....

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H.R. 5087, To prevent Members of Congress from receiving the automatic pay adjustment scheduled to take effect in 2009

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5087 would prevent Members of Congress from receiving the automatic pay adjustment scheduled to take effect in 2009....

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H.R. 4807, The Social Security COLA Protection Act of 2007

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4807 would amend the Social Security Act to protect Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA)....

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S. 2501, The Social Security COLA Protection Act of 2007

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2501 would amend the Social Security Act to protect Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA)....

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S. 2514, The Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2007

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2514 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to ensure that increases in the Federal minimum wage keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress....

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H.R. 4313, The Advocates Dedicated to Older Child Parental Tax Credit (ADOPT) Act of 2007

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4313 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an additional credit against income tax for the adoption of an older child....

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S. 2412, The Presidential Funding Act of 2007

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2412 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections....

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H.R. 4294, The Presidential Funding Act of 2007

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4294 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections....

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S. 2407, The Pregnant Women Support Act

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2407 would provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents....

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H.R. 4172, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4172 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000....

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H.R. 4164, The Child Care Affordability Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4164 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for expenses paid for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment and to increase, and make refundable, the credit for such expenses....

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H.R. 4159, The Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4159 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities....

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H.R. 4150, The Lifetime Pension Annuity for You Act of 2007

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4150 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments by excluding from income a portion of such payments....

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S. 2252, The Youth Exchange Support Act of 2007

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2252 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students from $50 per month to $200 per month....

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H.R. 3696, To exclude the first $75,000 of the value of retirement plans (adjusted annually for cost of living) in determining eligibility for, and the amount of benefits under, the supplemental security income program

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3696 would exclude the first $75,000 of the value of retirement plans (adjusted annually for cost of living) in determining eligibility for, and the amount of benefits under, the supplemental security income program....

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H.R. 3515, The Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2007

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3515 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance....

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