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<title>H.R. 1464, The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.17</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1464.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1464 would assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503864.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503864.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1771, The Crane Conservation Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.17</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1771.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1771 would assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries the activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504390.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504390.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3297, The Advancing America's Priorities Act - Cost per Average Family: $74.86</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3297.html</link>
<description> S. 3297 would advance America's priorities....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511937.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511937.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6505, The Captive Primate Safety and Disabled Human Assistance Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6505.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6505 would amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under that Act and to make corrections in the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses under that Act....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511829.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511829.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2964, The Captive Primate Safety Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.16</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2964.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2964 would amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under that Act, and it would make corrections in the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses under that Act....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506437.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506437.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2912, The Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2912.html</link>
<description> S. 2912 would amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510781.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510781.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4933, The Captive Wildlife Safety Technical Amendments Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.01</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4933.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4933 would amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to protect captive wildlife and to make technical corrections....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200509345.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200509345.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5534, The Bear Protection Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5534.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5534 would amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to bears illegally harvested for their viscera in the same manner as with respect to prohibited wildlife species....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510154.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510154.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5429, The Marine Mammal Cooperative Agreements in Alaska Amendments Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5429.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5429 would amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for marine mammal cooperative management agreements in Alaska....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200509955.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200509955.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4331, The Attacking Viral Influenza Across Nations Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4331.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4331 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200508598.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200508598.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3829, The Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3829.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3829 would amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507781.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507781.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1832, The Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1832.html</link>
<description> S. 1832 would reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, and the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506680.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506680.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-132, The Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.66</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-132.html</link>
<description> H.R. 50 would reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501287.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501287.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1246, The Wildlife GAINS Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1246.html</link>
<description> S. 1246 would establish and maintain a wildlife global animal information network for surveillance internationally to combat the growing threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals, such as bird flu....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504954.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504954.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1405, The Wildlife GAINS Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.35</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1405.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1405 would establish a wildlife global animal information network for surveillance internationally to combat the growing threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals, such as bird flu....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503773.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503773.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1033, The Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1033.html</link>
<description> S. 1033 would assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504486.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504486.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1048, The Crane Conservation Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1048.html</link>
<description> S. 1048 would assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries that activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504501.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504501.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 249, To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros - Cost per Average Family: $0.02</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_249.html</link>
<description> H.R. 249 would restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501663.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501663.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 726, The Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_726.html</link>
<description> S. 726 would amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation and shipment of certain species of carp....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503581.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503581.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 83, The Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_83.html</link>
<description> H.R. 83 would amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, popularly known as the Lacey Act, to add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501320.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501320.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1509, The Captive Primate Safety Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.16</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_1509.html</link>
<description> S. 1509 would amend the Lacey Act to prohibit interstate and foreign trade of nonhuman primates....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500466.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500466.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2013, The United States-Russia Polar Bear Conservation and Management Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.16</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_2013.html</link>
<description> S. 2013 would direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to implement the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population, signed on October 16, 2002. For this purpose, the bill would authorize the appropriation of funds for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. S. 2013 also would establish criminal fines and civil penalties to be imposed on anyon...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500353.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500353.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3824, The Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $19.56</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_3824.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3824 would amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and authorize appropriations to the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Department of Agriculture of whatever amounts are necessary to carry out the act through 2010. The bill also would create new financial assistance programs and provide statutory authority for certain other grants and cooperative agreements administered by DOI. The legislation also would require the Secretary of the Interior to pay aid to private landowners who are p...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500232.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500232.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2130, The Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.33</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_2130.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2130 would authorize appropriations for programs to protect and conserve marine mammals....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500119.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500119.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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