WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Limitation of actions

S. 2892, The Wartime Enforcement of Fraud Act of 2008

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2892 would promote the prosecution and enforcement of frauds against the United States by suspending the statute of limitations during times when Congress has authorized the use of military force....

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H.R. 5507, The Fully-Funded United States Military Redeployment and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act of 2008

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5507 would require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of United States Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq and it would prohibit the establishment of any enduring or permanent United States military bases in Iraq....

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S. 2644, A bill to clarify and improve information for members and former members of the Armed Forces on upgrades of discharge, to prohibit personality disorder discharges in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2644 would clarify and improve information for members and former members of the Armed Forces on upgrades of discharge, and it would prohibit personality disorder discharges in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury....

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P.L. 110-175, The OPEN Government Act of 2007 - Savings per Average Family: $0.23

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2488 would promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act)....

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S. 2427, The OPEN Government Act of 2007

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2427 would promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act)....

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H.R. 4182, The Executive Branch Prosecutions Act of 2007

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4182 would suspend the running of statutes of limitation for criminal prosecutions of individuals holding the offices of President and Vice President while they hold those offices....

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H.R. 4138, The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4138 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose minimum nurse staffing ratios in Medicare participating hospitals....

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S. 2302, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $4830.75

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2302 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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S. 2237, The Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2237 would fight crime....

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H.R. 3915, The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $4.12

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3915 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, and to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans....

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H.R. 3887, The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $7.96

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3887 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and it would enhance measures to combat forced labor....

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H.R. 3773, The RESTORE Act of 2007

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3773 would amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence....

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S. 2135, The Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2135 would prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, it would designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, and it would allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers....

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H.R. 3713, 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 the heirs and survivors of such persons

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3713 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 the heirs and survivors of such persons....

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S. 2073, The Trails Act Technical Correction Act of 2007

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2073 would amend the National Trails System Act relating to the statute of limitations that applies to certain claims....

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H.R. 3543, The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3543 would amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001....

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S. 2041, The False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2041 would amend the False Claims Act....

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H.R. 3509, The Medical Justice Act of 2007

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3509 would provide health care liability reform....

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H.R. 3462, The Prosecutorial Tools Improvement Act of 2007

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3462 would improve the tools available to prosecute certain violent crimes....

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S. 2000, The Export Enforcement Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2000 would amend and extend the Export Administration Act of 1979 and for other purposes....

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S. 1989, The Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1989 would provide a mechanism for the determination on the merits of the claims of claimants who met the class criteria in a civil action relating to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture but who were denied that determination....

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S. 1973, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to double the period of limitations for returns involving offshore secrecy jurisdictions, to modify certain other provisions relating to the statute of limitations, and for other purposes

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1973 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to double the period of limitations for returns involving offshore secrecy jurisdictions, and it would modify certain other provisions relating to the statute of limitations....

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S. 1946, The Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.93

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1946 would help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law....

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S. 1860, The Violent Crime Control Act of 2007

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1860 would control violent crime....

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H.R. 3156, The Violent Crime Control Act of 2007

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3156 would control violent crime....

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