WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Legal fees

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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P.L. 110-406, The Judicial Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3569 would make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts....

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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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H.R. 1746, The Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.11

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1746 would require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy....

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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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H.R. 6225, The Injunctive Relief for Veterans Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $9.72

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6225 would amend title 38, United States Code, relating to equitable relief with respect to a State or private employer....

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S. 3217, The Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3217 would provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product....

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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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H.R. 6307, The Fostering Connections to Success Act

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6307 would amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to assist children in foster care in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school....

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S. 3125, The Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3125 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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H.R. 6172, The Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6172 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past-due....

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H.R. 5876, The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $7.30

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5876 would require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs....

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H.R. 6095, The International and Parental Child Abduction Remedies Assistance Act

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6095 would implement certain measures to increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies....

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H.R. 6049, The Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $75.14

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6049 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, and to provide individual income tax relief....

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S. 3033, The Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3033 would protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation....

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H.R. 2515, The Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2515 would authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada....

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H.R. 5997, The Fairness in Trucking Transactions Act

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5997 would amend title 49, United States Code, to require a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder that collects a fuel surcharge to pay an amount equal to the surcharge to the person that bears the cost of the fuel....

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S. 2977, The Free Speech Protection Act of 2008

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2977 would create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States....

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H.R. 5896, The Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5896 would restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes....

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S. 2918, The Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2918 would restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes....

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S. 2888, The Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2888 would protect the property and security of homeowners who are subject to foreclosure proceedings....

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H.R. 5833, To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the direct payment of attorney fees and costs to the attorney representing a prevailing party in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income claims, and for other purposes

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5833 would amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the direct payment of attorney fees and costs to the attorney representing a prevailing party in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income claims....

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H.R. 5814, The Free Speech Protection Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5814 would create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States....

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