WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Cost of living adjustments

S. 3711, A bill to authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3711 would authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary....

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S. 3426, The Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $11.50

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3426 would amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend comparability pay adjustments to members of the Foreign Service assigned to posts abroad, and to amend the provision relating to the death gratuity payable to surviving dependents on Foreign Service employees who die as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of duty abroad....

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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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S. 3675, The Compensation Fairness Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3675 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain excessive employee remuneration....

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H.R. 5658, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $5307.83

Thu, 07 Aug 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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P.L. 110-323, The Government Accountability Office Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.11

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

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

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S. 3013, The Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $20.26

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3013 would provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia....

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H.R. 6607, The Social Security Uninsured Children's Entitlement Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6607 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide monthly benefits for certain uninsured children living without parents....

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H.R. 6516, The Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6516 would provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia....

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S. 3260, The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $447.44

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3260 would make appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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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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H.R. 6417, To prevent Members of Congress from receiving the automatic pay adjustment scheduled to take effect in 2009

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6417 would prevent Members of Congress from receiving the automatic pay adjustment scheduled to take effect in 2009....

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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. 6222, The Working Families Gas Tax Credit Act of 2008

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6222 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a nonrefundable credit against income tax liability for gasoline and diesel fuel used in highway vehicles for nonbusiness purposes....

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S. 3079, The Family Tax Relief Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3079 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide income tax relief for families....

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H.R. 5826, The Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $223.42

Mon, 12 May 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. 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. 5987, To amend title 37, United States Code, to guarantee a pay increase for members of the uniformed services for fiscal years 2010 through 2013 of one-half of one percentage point higher than the Employment Cost Index

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5987 would amend title 37, United States Code, to guarantee a pay increase for members of the uniformed services for fiscal years 2010 through 2013 of one-half of one percentage point higher than the Employment Cost Index....

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H.R. 5923, The Patients' Health Care Reform Act

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5923 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, and it would allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of such participations....

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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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H.R. 5481, The Military Pay Improvement Act of 2008

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5481 would provide an additional 0.5 percent increase in the rates of military basic pay for members of the uniformed services above the pay increase proposed by the Department of Defense so as to ensure at least a minimum pay increase of 3.9 percent for members and to further narrow the pay gap that exists between the military and private sector pay scales....

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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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H.R. 5317, The Medicare Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2008

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5317 would amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the increase in premium costs for beneficiaries under the Medicare prescription drug program to no more than the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, and it would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prescription drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries....

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P.L. 110-160, The Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $114.10

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 2761 would extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury....

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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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