WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Compensation (Law)

S. 1756, The Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.48

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1756 would provide supplemental ex gratia compensation to the Republic of the Marshall Islands for impacts of the nuclear testing program of the United States....

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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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H.R. 7118, The Travelers' Privacy Protection Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7118 would protect citizens and legal residents of the United States from unreasonable searches and seizures of electronic equipment at the border....

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S. 3612, The Travelers' Privacy Protection Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3612 would protect citizens and legal residents of the United States from unreasonable searches and seizures of electronic equipment at the border....

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P.L. 110-301, The Libyan Claims Resolution Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3370 would resolve pending claims against Libya by United States nationals....

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H.R. 6766, The CARE Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6766 would amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to expand the category of individuals eligible for compensation, it would improve the procedures for providing compensation, and it would improve transparency....

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S. 2494, The Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.81

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2494 would provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam....

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S. 3297, The Advancing America's Priorities Act - Cost per Average Family: $74.86

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3297 would advance America's priorities....

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S. 3329, The CARE Act

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3329 would amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to expand the category of individuals eligible for compensation, it would improve the procedures for providing compensation, and it would improve transparency....

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H.R. 6497, To require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6497 would require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members....

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H.R. 6355, The Air Service Improvement Act of 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6355 would amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for improvements in the quality of airline services....

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S. 3107, A bill to require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3107 would require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members....

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H.R. 6178, The Security through Termination Of Proliferation Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6178 would strengthen existing legislation sanctioning persons aiding and facilitating nonproliferation activities by the governments of Iran, North Korea, and Syria....

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S. 2379, The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Voluntary and Equitable Grazing Conflict Resolution Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2379 would authorize the Secretary of Interior to cancel certain grazing leases on land in Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument that are voluntarily waived by the lessees, it would provide for the exchange of certain Monument land in exchange for private land, and it would designate certain Monument land as wilderness....

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S. 3002, The Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3002 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year....

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H.R. 6019, The Ray Ruiz Special Exposure Cohort Act

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6019 would amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to grant Special Exposure Cohort designation to a specific group of individuals from a Department of Energy facility in Los Alamos, New Mexico....

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H.R. 5887, The Soledad Canyon Mine Act

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5887 would provide to the Secretary of Interior a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of materials CA-20139 and CA-22901....

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H.R. 5573, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a lump-sum payment for certain Federal employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave for which they would not otherwise receive any compensation or benefit, and for other purposes

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5573 would amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a lump-sum payment for certain Federal employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave for which they would not otherwise receive any compensation or benefit....

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H.R. 1191, To authorize the National Park Service to pay for services rendered by subcontractors under a General Services Administration Indefinite Deliver/Indefinite Quantity Contract issued for work to be completed at the Grand Canyon National Park - Cost per Average Family: $0.02

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1191 would authorize the National Park Service to pay for services rendered by subcontractors under a General Services Administration Indefinite Deliver/Indefinite Quantity Contract issued for work to be completed at the Grand Canyon National Park....

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P.L. 110-140, The CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.79

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 6 would reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy....

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S. 2589, The Ed Walker Memorial Act for Improvements to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2589 would amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the energy employees occupational illness compensation program....

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H.R. 5177, The Pima County Land Adjustment Act

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5177 would provide for a land exchange involving certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Pima County, Arizona, for the purpose of consolidating Federal land ownership within the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area....

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P.L. 110-181, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $4925.89

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4986 would provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services....

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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. 4775, The Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination Act

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4775 would prohibit the manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution in commerce of the poison sodium fluoroacetate (known as "Compound 1080"), it would provide for the collection and destruction of remaining stocks of Compound 1080, it would compensate persons who turn in Compound 1080 to the Secretary of Agriculture for destruction, and it would prohibit the use of certain predator control devices by the federal government....

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