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<title>H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act - Savings per Average Family: $42.58</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6899.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6899 would advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas comp...
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2999, The Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2999.html</link>
<description> S. 2999 would amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials....
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6003, The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $112.15</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6003.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6003 would reauthorize Amtrak....
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5228, The Employee Changing Room Privacy Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5228.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5228 would protect employees from invasion of privacy by employers by prohibiting video and audio monitoring of employees when in an area where it is reasonable to expect employees to change clothing....
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2554, The Civil Rights Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2554.html</link>
<description> S. 2554 would restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes....
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5129, The Civil Rights Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5129.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5129 would restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes....
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4854, The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4854.html</link>
<description> 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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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200509242.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200509242.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2123, The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2123.html</link>
<description> S. 2123 would provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions....
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3400, The Rebuilding America's Infrastructure</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3400.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3400 would fund capital projects of State and local governments....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507131.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507131.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1775, The No Child Left Behind Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1775.html</link>
<description> S. 1775 would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that no child is left behind....
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2676, The Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2676.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2676 would amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials....
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2657, The Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2657.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2657 would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to ensure that employees are not improperly disqualified from benefits under pension plans and welfare plans based on the misclassification or reclassification of their status....
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2558, The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2558.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2558 would preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects....
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-28, The U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1379.78</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-28.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2206 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007....
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1041, The Employee Free Choice Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1041.html</link>
<description> S. 1041 would amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, and it would provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts....
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1542, The Healthy Families Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1542.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1542 would provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families....
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 910, The Healthy Families Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.16</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_910.html</link>
<description> S. 910 would provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families....
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1393, To amend the USEC Privatization Act to provide an extension of the period during which individuals may bring a suit for certain violations of employee protection provisions under such Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1393.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1393 would amend the USEC Privatization Act to provide an extension of the period during which individuals may bring a suit for certain violations of employee protection provisions under such Act....
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1300, The Program for Real Energy Security Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1300.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1300 would strengthen national security and promote energy independence by reducing the Nation's reliance on foreign oil, improving vehicle technology and efficiency, increasing the distribution of alternative fuels, bolstering rail infrastructure, and expanding access to public transit....
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 980, The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.42</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_980.html</link>
<description> H.R. 980 would provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions....
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 800, The Employee Free Choice Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.02</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_800.html</link>
<description> H.R. 800 would amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, and it would provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts....
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 459, The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_459.html</link>
<description> S. 459 would require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations....
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 758, The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_758.html</link>
<description> H.R. 758 would require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations....
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 663, The New Direction for Iraq Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_663.html</link>
<description> H.R. 663 would redeploy United States Armed Forces from Iraq and to establish a new direction for United States policy toward Iraq....
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 324, The Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_324.html</link>
<description> H.R. 324 would increase the minimum wage, provide access to health care coverage to employees of small businesses, and preserve American jobs....
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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