WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Damages

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. 110-343, 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. 110-403, The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3.94

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3325 would enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws....

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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. 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. 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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S. 3600, The Patent Reform Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3600 would amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform....

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P.L. 110-425, The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.22

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6353 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to address online pharmacies....

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H.R. 6927, To protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and to promote public safety, health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that results in an individual's committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another individual on premises controlled by the employer, and for other purposes

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6927 would protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and promote public safety, health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that results in an individual's committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another individual on premises controlled by the employer....

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S. 3478, The Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3478 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of energy, to provide transportation and domestic fuel security, and to provide incentives for energy conservation and energy efficiency....

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S. 3462, A bill to ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by heirs and survivors of such persons

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3462 would ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by heirs and survivors of such persons....

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H.R. 1650, The Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1650 would amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads....

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H.R. 5167, The Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5167 would amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to remove the authority of the President to waive certain provisions....

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P.L. 110-314, The Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.33

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4040 would establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission....

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S. 3432, The Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3432 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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S. 3394, A bill to prevent the undermining of the judgments of courts of the United States by foreign courts, and for other purposes

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3394 would prevent the undermining of the judgments of courts of the United States by foreign courts....

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S. 3409, The Drug and Device Accountability Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3409 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety and quality of medical products and enhance the authorities of the Food and Drug Administration....

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S. 3354, The Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3354 would award grants for the establishment of demonstration programs to enable States to develop volunteer health care programs....

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H.R. 1338, The Paycheck Fairness Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.14

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

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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S. 3335, The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3335 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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P.L. 110-289, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $523.06

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3221 would provide needed housing reform....

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S. 2700, A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009, and for other purposes - Savings per Average Family: $0.05

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2700 would amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009....

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S. 160, The Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.73

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 160 would provide for compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River....

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H.R. 6358, The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6358 would require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs....

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