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S. 3289, The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $869.34

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 2593, The Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.75

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2593 would establish a program at the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land....

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P.L. 110-246, The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6124 would provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012....

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H.R. 6078, The GREEN Act of 2008

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6078 would encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, and it would create sustainable communities....

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P.L. 110-234, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $6102.04

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2419 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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S. 2947, The Maple Tapping Access Program Act of 2008

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2947 would amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public for maple-tapping activities under programs administered by States and tribal governments....

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H.R. 5867, The Energy Conservation Through Trees Act

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5867 would establish a grant program to assist retail power providers with the establishment and operation of energy conservation programs using targeted residential tree-planting....

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H.R. 5858, The Combating Climate Change Through Individual Action Act of 2008'

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5858 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for carbon sequestration....

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H.R. 5437, The American-Made Energy Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5437 would promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, to increase American energy independence....

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H.R. 5263, The Forest Landscape Restoration Act

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5263 would encourage the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service through a joint Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program....

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H.R. 5236, The Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2008

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5236 would promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel....

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S. 2242, The Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $69.34

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2242 would amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish supplemental agricultural disaster assistance and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for conservation and alternative energy sources and to provide tax relief for farmers....

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S. 1859, The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $631.02

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 1160, The Specialty Crops Competition Act of 2007

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1160 would ensure an abundant and affordable supply of highly nutritious fruits, vegetables, and other specialty crops for American consumers and international markets by enhancing the competitiveness of United States-grown specialty crops....

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H.R. 1600, The EAT Healthy America Act

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1600 would continue and expand upon previous congressional efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops for American consumers and international markets, and it would enhance the competitiveness of United States-grown specialty crops....

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S. 647, The Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 647 would designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness....

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H.R. 925, The Emergency Farm Assistance Act of 2007

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 925 would provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance for agricultural producers, manufacturers, and workers in the State of California and appropriate funds for Pacific salmon emergency disaster assistance....

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H.R. 969, To amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, and for other purposes

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 969 would amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities....

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S. 524, The Emergency Farm Assistance Act of 2007

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 524 would provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance for agricultural producers, manufacturers, and workers in the State of California....

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H.R. 4200, The Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.70

Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4200 would establish new procedures for responding to catastrophic events causing damage to certain federal land. The legislation would direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to establish research protocols for assessing methods of restoring federal land following such events and would specify expedited procedures for implementing projects to rehabilitate that land, which could include timber harvests....

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S. 10, The Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $353.88

Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT

The legislation would authorize funding for several programs aimed at energy production, conservation, and research and development. It would authorize the use of energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs), make several changes to the regulatory framework governing the nation's electricity system, and establish a mandate for the use of renewable fuels....

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S. 606, The Reliable Fuels Act - Cost per Average Family: $4.53

Mon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Under S. 606, methyl tertiary butyl ether (known as MTBE), a widely used motor fuel additive, would be banned four years after enactment of the bill¿except individual states could choose to continue to allow the use of MTBE by notifying the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The bill would eliminate a requirement under current law for motor fuel to contain oxygenates, but would require that all motor fuels sold by a refiner, blender, or importer contain specif...

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S. 177, The Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.37

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST

S. 177 would authorize the appropriation of funds for 2006 and for each subsequent fiscal year for a program to address the infestation of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive trees in the West. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, would provide grants to institutions of higher education to develop public policy expertise in long-term management strategies for these invasive species. In addition, the Secretary would fund at least five demonstration projects to assess ...

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