WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Jurisdiction

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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S. 2052, The Equal Justice for United States Military Personnel Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.22

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2052 would allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces....

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S. 3670, A bill to regulate certain State and local taxation of electronic commerce, and for other purposes

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3670 would regulate certain State and local taxation of electronic commerce....

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H.R. 7099, The Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7099 would amend titles 46 and 18, United States Code, with respect to the operation of submersible vessels and semi-submersible vessels without nationality....

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P.L. 110-407, The Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3598 would amend titles 46 and 18, United States Code, with respect to the operation of submersible vessels and semi-submersible vessels without nationality....

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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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H.R. 6999, The Integrated Deepwater Program Reform Act of 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6999 would restructure the Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater Program....

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S. 3526, The Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3526 would enhance drug trafficking interdiction by creating a Federal felony relating to operating or embarking in a submersible or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an international voyage....

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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. 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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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. 3419, The Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3419 would amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors....

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H.R. 6705, The Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6705 would provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....

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S. 3401, The Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3401 would provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....

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H.R. 5892, The Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $38.04

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5892 would amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors....

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S. 3351, The Drug Trafficking Interdiction Assistance Act of 2008

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3351 would enhance drug trafficking interdiction by creating a Federal felony for operating or embarking in a submersible or semi-submersible vessel without nationality and on an international voyage....

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H.R. 4081, The PACT Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.11

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4081 would prevent tobacco smuggling, and it would ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes....

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H.R. 6583, The Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6583 would amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000, and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country....

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S. 3320, The Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3320 would amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000, and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country....

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S. 2533, The State Secrets Protection Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2533 would enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act....

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H.R. 6408, The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6408 would amend title 46, United States Code, to establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels....

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S. 3204, The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3204 would amend title 46, United States Code, to establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels....

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H.R. 6341, The Energy Markets Anti-Manipulation and Integrity Restoration Act

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6341 would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide for regulation of energy derivatives....

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H.R. 6329, To expedite the construction of new refining capacity on brownfield sites in the United States, and for other purposes

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6329 would expedite the construction of new refining capacity on brownfield sites in the United States....

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P.L. 110-261, The FISA Amendments Act of 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6304 would amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence....

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