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P.L. 110-293, The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.40

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5501 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria....

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S. 3487, The Serve America Act

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3487 would amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service....

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H.R. 6617, The Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6617 would strengthen communities through English literacy, civics, education, and immigrant integration programs....

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S. 3334, The Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3334 would strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs....

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H.R. 6033, The Home-Based Health Services Job Training and Caregiving Act of 2008

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6033 would promote training and employment for public housing residents in home-based health services so such residents can provide Medicaid covered home-based health services to elderly and disabled persons receiving public housing assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development....

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H.R. 5637, The Securing American Families by Educating and Training Youth (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5637 would authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders on the principles and practice of nonviolence....

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H.R. 4328, The Community Economic Development Expertise Enhancement Act of 2007

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4328 would increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs....

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H.R. 4198, The Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruitment Programs Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4198 would provide for competitive grants for the establishment and expansion of programs that use networks of public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster children and their families....

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S. 2335, The Case Management Services Improvement Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2335 would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide adequate case management services....

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H.R. 3762, The WE CARE Act

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3762 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to foster community involvement....

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H.R. 3747, The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3747 would enhance the workforce investment system of the Nation by strengthening one-stop career centers, providing for more effective governance arrangements, promoting access to a more comprehensive array of employment and training, integrating existing employment and training programs to avoid duplication and overlap, establishing a targeted approach to serving youth, and improving performance accountability....

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H.R. 3175, The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2007

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3175 would protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage....

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H.R. 2403, The Southern Empowerment and Economic Development Act to authorize the Delta Black Belt Regional Authority

Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2403 would amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for comprehensive community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region while leveraging existing efforts, entities, and resources....

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H.R. 2188, The Kinship Caregiver Support Act

Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2188 would establish kinship navigator programs, and it would establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children....

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S. 661, The Kinship Caregiver Support Act

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 661 would establish kinship navigator programs and establish guardianship assistance payments for children....

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H.R. 819, The Prevention First Act

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 819 would expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care....

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S. 379, The Foster Care Mentoring Act of 2007

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 379 would support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care....

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H.R. 593, The Children's Health Insurance Promotion Act of 2007

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 593 would amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs....

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S. 211, The Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2007

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 211 would facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services. volunteer services....

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H.R. 211, The Calling for 2-1-1 Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 211 would facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services, including volunteer services....

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S. 21, The Prevention First Act

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 21 would expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care....

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S. 2010, The Elder Justice Act - Cost per Average Family: $8.19

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2010 would amend Title XX of the Social Security Act by creating a new subtitle dealing with elder justice issues. The bill would authorize appropriations over the 2007-2011 period for grants and other activities authorized in the new subtitle....

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H.R. 1704, The Second Chance Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $5.88

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1704 would authorize the appropriation of funds for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008, mostly for Department of Justice (DOJ) grant programs to improve the treatment of inmates and to help offenders reenter communities after they have served their prison sentences. H.R. 1704 also would authorize the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to provide medical care to prisoners following their release from federal custody. In addition, the bill would authorize the appropriation of such sums as necessary over...

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H.R. 2965, The Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $4.06

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2965 would amend the laws that authorize the Federal Prison Industries (FPI), a government-owned corporation that produces goods and services for the federal government with prison labor. Under current law, most federal agencies are required to award purchase contracts to FPI on a noncompetitive basis if FPI has products available to meet the agencies' needs and the cost would not exceed current market prices. Such products include office furniture, textiles, vehicle tags, and fiber optics....

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H.R. 4100, The Louisiana Recovery Corporation Act - Cost per Average Family: $98.63

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4100 would establish the Louisiana Recovery Corporation. This new federal agency would redevelop areas in Louisiana distressed by either Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita by acquiring real estate, improving the property, and selling it to developers. The Louisiana Recovery Corporation would be authorized to operate for 10 years. The corporation would be authorized to encourage people to return to areas of Louisiana that were devastated by those storms by providing grants of land and money...

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