WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Minorities

P.L. 110-351, The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3.75

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 6893 would amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption....

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S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $773.16

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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P.L. 110-453, The Albuquerque Indian School Act - Cost per Average Family: $58.68

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 1193 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico....

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H.R. 5680, To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for others purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.06

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5680 would amend certain laws relating to Native Americans....

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S. 1080, The Crow Tribe Land Restoration Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.30

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1080 would develop a program to acquire interests in land from eligible individuals within the Crow Reservation in the State of Montana....

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S. 2779, A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2779 would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects....

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H.R. 1014, The Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.65

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1014 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women....

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H.R. 642, The College Fire Prevention Act - Cost per Average Family: $3.19

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 642 would establish a demonstration incentive program within the Department of Education to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in qualified student housing and dormitories....

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S. 2805, The Rio Grande Pueblos Irrigation Infrastructure Improvement Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.22

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2805 would direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to assess the irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in the State of New Mexico and provide grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the Rio Grande Pueblos to repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastructure....

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S. 3085, The Cooperative Watershed Management Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.38

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3085 would require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a cooperative watershed management program....

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S. 3194, The Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3194 would transfer surplus Federal land administered by the Coast Guard in the State of Oregon....

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H.R. 7251, The Land-In-Trust Impact Aid and PILT Equity Act of 2008

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7251 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that local educational agencies receive Impact Aid payments for lands held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or individual Indian and to amend title 31 of the United States Code to ensure that local governments receive payments in lieu of taxes for lands held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or individual Indian....

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P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1424 would amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans....

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S. 3669, The Harmonizing America's Energy, Economy, Environment, and National Security Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3669 would reduce gas prices by promoting domestic energy production, alternative energy, and conservation....

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H.R. 7083, The Charity Enhancement Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.48

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7083 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance charitable giving and improve disclosure and tax administration....

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H.R. 3682, The California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3682 would designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, as wilderness, it would designate certain river segments in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or recreational river, and it would adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument....

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S. 3089, The Spring Basin Wilderness Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3089 would designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, and it would provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land....

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S. 3651, The Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3651 would provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act....

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S. 3650, The Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3650 would resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and it would provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act....

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P.L. 110-431, A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3641 would authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984....

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P.L. 110-412, The Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6098 would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities....

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S. 2875, The Gray Wolf Livestock Loss Mitigation Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.04

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2875 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide grants to designated States and tribes to carry out programs to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to predation by gray wolves and other predator species or to compensate landowners for livestock loss due to predation....

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H.R. 7110, Making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $579.29

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7110 would make supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 7172, The Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7172 would resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of its land entitlement under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act....

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S. 3627, The Every Student Counts Act

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3627 would improve the calculation of, the reporting of, and the accountability for, secondary school graduation rates....

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