WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Labor

P.L. 110-449, The Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $58.32

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 6867 would provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation....

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H.R. 4854, The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4854 would amend the provisions of title 31, United States Code, relating to false claims, to clarify and make technical amendments to those provisions....

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P.L. 110-460, A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3712 would make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008....

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S. 3717, The Dental Health Promotion Act of 2008

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3717 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental products....

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S. 3701, The Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2008

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3701 would provide assistance to Best Buddies to support the expansion and development of mentoring programs....

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S. 3695, The POWER Act

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3695 would require a 50-hour workweek for Federal prison inmates, and it would reform inmate work programs....

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S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $773.16

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3688, A bill to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation, to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize loans to automobile manufacturers and component suppliers, and for other purposes

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3688 would provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation, to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize loans to automobile manufacturers and component suppliers....

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S. 1007, The United States-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.56

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1007 would direct the Secretary of State to work with the Government of Brazil and other foreign governments to develop partnerships that will strengthen diplomatic relations and energy security by accelerating the development of biofuels production, research, and infrastructure to alleviate poverty, create jobs, and increase income, while improving energy security and protecting the environment....

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P.L. 110-293, The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.40

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5501 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria....

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P.L. 110-417, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.23

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3001 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year....

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P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1424 would amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans....

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P.L. 110-321, To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.33

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6456 would provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State....

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S. 3678, The Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3678 would promote freedom, human rights, and the rule of law in Vietnam....

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S. 3676, The Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3676 would support the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel....

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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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S. 3669, The Harmonizing America's Energy, Economy, Environment, and National Security Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3669 would reduce gas prices by promoting domestic energy production, alternative energy, and conservation....

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H.R. 7083, The Charity Enhancement Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.48

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7083 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance charitable giving and improve disclosure and tax administration....

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S. 3655, The Affordable Tutoring of Our Children Act

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3655 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from an employee's gross income any employer-provided supplemental instructional services assistance....

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S. 3648, The Employee Misclassification Prevention Act

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3648 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees....

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H.R. 7233, The Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7233 would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives....

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H.R. 3997, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3755.70

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3997 would, among other provisions, create a Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), under which the Secretary of the Treasury would be authorized to purchase, insure, hold, andsell a wide variety of financial instruments, particularly those that are based on or related to residential or commercial mortgages issued prior to March 14,2008....

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H.R. 7178, The Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2008

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7178 would amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994....

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H.R. 971, The Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.63

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 971 would ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act....

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H.R. 7110, Making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $579.29

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7110 would make supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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