WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Rural affairs

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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S. 1007, The United States-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.56

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1007 would direct the Secretary of State to work with the Government of Brazil and other foreign governments to develop partnerships that will strengthen diplomatic relations and energy security by accelerating the development of biofuels production, research, and infrastructure to alleviate poverty, create jobs, and increase income, while improving energy security and protecting the environment....

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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. 3672, The ROAD Act

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3672 would amend title 23, United States Code, to improve economic opportunity and development in rural States through highway investment....

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S. 3656, The Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3656 would preserve access to healthcare under the Medicare and Medicaid programs....

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S. 3654, The Research, Hazard Intervention, and National Outreach for Healthier Homes Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3654 would improve research on health hazards in housing, it would enhance the capacity of programs to reduce such hazards, and it would require outreach....

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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. 3604, The Economic Recovery Act, 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3604 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 3590, The Bus Utility and Safety in School Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3590 would provide grants for use by rural local educational agencies in purchasing new school buses....

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S. 3551, An original bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3551 would amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act....

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H.R. 2583, The Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.04

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2583 would amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs....

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S. 3545, The Investment in After-School Programs Act of 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3545 would enhance after-school programs in rural areas of the United States by establishing a pilot program to help communities establish and improve rural after-school programs....

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H.R. 6928, The After School Partnerships Improve Results in Education Act

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6928 would award grants to improve after-school interdisciplinary education programs....

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H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act - Savings per Average Family: $42.25

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6899 would advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas comp...

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H.R. 6912, The Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6912 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for temporary improvements to the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and to provide for the use of the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program....

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S. 3491, The Telehealth for America Act of 2008

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3491 would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the effectiveness of rural health care support under section 254(h) of that Act....

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H.R. 6901, The Meth Free Families and Communities Act

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6901 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, it would support residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and it would improve the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction....

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S. 3478, The Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3478 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of energy, to provide transportation and domestic fuel security, and to provide incentives for energy conservation and energy efficiency....

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H.R. 3963, The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1239.27

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3963 would amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program....

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P.L. 110-315, The College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1304.36

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4137 would amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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S. 3362, The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2.01

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3362 would reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs....

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H.R. 1527, The Rural Veterans Access to Care Act - Cost per Average Family: $14.88

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1527 would amend title 38, United States Code, to allow highly rural veterans enrolled in the health system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive covered health services through providers other than those of the Department....

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S. 3367, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics under the Medicare program

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3367 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the time-frame for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics under the Medicare program....

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S. 3363, The Section 515 Rural Housing Property Transfer Improvement Act of 2008

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3363 would expedite the transfer of ownership of rural multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 so that such projects are rehabilitated and preserved for use for affordable housing....

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S. 3353, The Rural Fuel for School Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3353 would provide temporary financial relief for rural school districts adversely impacted by the current energy crisis....

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