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<title>H.R. 3202, The Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $11.87</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3202.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3202 would amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend comparability pay adjustments to members of the Foreign Service assigned to posts abroad, and it would amend the provision relating to the death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of Foreign Service employees who die as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of duty abroad....
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1338, The Paycheck Fairness Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.14</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1338.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1338 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex....
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2945, The Fair Pay Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2945.html</link>
<description> S. 2945 would amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice occurs on the date on which the aggrieved person knew or should have known that the person was affected by the decision or practice....
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</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. 4901, To amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4901.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4901 would amend the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to adjust the percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas....
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1684, The Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $411.88</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1684.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1684 would authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2008....
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2130, The Comprehensive Transform America Transaction Fee Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2130.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2130 would require a study and comprehensive analytical report on transforming America by reforming the Federal tax code through elimination of all Federal taxes on individuals and corporations and replacing the Federal tax code with a transaction fee-based system....
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2019, The Fair Pay Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2019.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2019 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504838.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504838.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1087, The Fair Pay Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1087.html</link>
<description> S. 1087 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin....
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H. Con. Res. 99, Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012 - Cost per Average Family: $26455.82</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HC_99.html</link>
<description> H. Con. Res. 99 would revise the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establish the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and set forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012....
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1786, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Federal employees stationed in American Samoa shall be paid the same nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance as if stationed in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1786.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1786 would amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Federal employees stationed in American Samoa shall be paid the same nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance as if stationed in Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands....
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 766, The Paycheck Fairness Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_766.html</link>
<description> S. 766 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies of victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex....
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1219, The Medicare Equity and Fairness in Fee-for-Service Reimbursement Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1219.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1219 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide geographic equity in fee-for-service reimbursement for providers under the Medicare Program....
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H. J. Res. 35, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HJ_35.html</link>
<description> H.J. Res. 35 would propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and balanced growth....
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 669, To direct the Secretary of Labor to make a grant to a public university to establish the Center for the Study of Women and Workplace Policy</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_669.html</link>
<description> H.R. 669 would direct the Secretary of Labor to make a grant to a public university to establish the Center for the Study of Women and Workplace Policy....
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 109-472, The Department of State Authorities Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $5.24</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_PL_109-472.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6060 would revise the pay structure for the Foreign Service and modify several other administrative authorities of the Department of State....
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2601, The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $232.12</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_2601.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2601 would specifically authorize appropriations in 2006 and in 2007 for the Department of State, international broadcasting activities, international assistance programs, and related agencies....
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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