WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Blacks

H.R. 7052, The Kids with Healthy Hearts Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7052 would direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to conduct demonstration projects to screen the blood pressure of children in kindergarten through grade 6....

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P.L. 110-392, The Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $12.30

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1532 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis....

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S. 2983, The Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2008

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2983 would amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities....

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H.R. 5773, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a long-term ground lease for the operation and maintenance of Rock Creek, Langston, and East Potomac as golf courses, and for other purposes

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5773 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a long-term ground lease for the operation and maintenance of Rock Creek, Langston, and East Potomac as golf courses....

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S. 2802, The Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2802 would establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War....

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H.R. 4051, The Housing Assistance Authorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.02

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4051 would authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Urban League, the Raza Development Fund, the Housing Partnership Network, and the National Community Renaissance Program....

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H.R. 390, The Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.13

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 390 would require the establishment of a national database in the National Archives to preserve records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction and to provide grants to State and local entities to establish similar local databases....

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H.R. 4217, The Minority Male Academic Achievement Study

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4217 would study the access to and success in education of minority males, including high school graduation and college participation....

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H.R. 4216, The Predominantly Black Institution Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4216 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grant programs to enhance the access of low-income Black students to higher education....

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H.R. 4151, The STEM Promotion Act of 2007

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4151 would expand the public awareness of science, technology, engineering, and math and encourage Americans to study and enter those fields as a matter of strategic importance for the United States....

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H.R. 4033, The Golf Course Preservation and Modernization Act

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4033 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a long-term ground lease for the operation and maintenance of Rock Creek, Langston, and East Potomac as golf courses....

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H.R. 3935, To extend the time limit of the authority of the Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., to establish a memorial and gardens on Department of the Interior lands in the District of Columbia or its environs in honor and commemoration of Frederick Douglass, and for other purposes

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3935 would extend the time limit of the authority of the Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., to establish a memorial and gardens on Department of the Interior lands in the District of Columbia or its environs in honor and commemoration of Frederick Douglass....

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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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H.R. 3073, The Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3073 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. 1713, A bill to provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1713 would provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks....

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H.R. 2771, The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $28.61

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 1513, The Predominantly Black Institution Act of 2007

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1513 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grant programs to enhance the access of low-income African-American students to higher education....

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H.R. 2210, The Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2007

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2210 would amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities....

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H.R. 2030, The 1901 Missouri African American Expulsion Commission Act of 2007

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2030 would establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of the Missouri cities of Aurora, Monett, Newburg, Pierce City, Cassville, and Webb City from their homes that occurred between August 1894 and August 1901, and make recommendations regarding the feasibility and appropriateness of providing reparations to such residents....

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H.R. 1995, The Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2007

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1995 would provide a mechanism for a determination on the merits of the claims brought by survivors and descendants of the victims of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, Race Riot of 1921 but who were denied that determination....

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P.L. 110-260, The Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 682 would award a congressional gold medal to Edward William Brooke III in recognition of his unprecedented and enduring service to our Nation....

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S. 755, The Diabetes Screening and Medicaid Savings Act of 2007

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 755 would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide diabetes screening tests under the Medicaid program for adult enrollees with diabetes risk factors, and it would ensure that States offer a comprehensive package of benefits under that program for individuals with diabetes....

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H.R. 1192, The Lupus Research, Education, Awareness, Communication, and Healthcare Amendments of 2007

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1192 would amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen the Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus....

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H.R. 1131, The Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1131 would establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War....

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H.R. 1000, The Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1000 would award a congressional gold medal to Edward William Brooke III in recognition of his unprecedented and enduring service to our Nation....

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