WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Scientists

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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H.R. 6314, The Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6314 would increase awareness of the existence of and it would overcome gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training....

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H.R. 6263, The Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6263 would increase awareness of the existence of, and overcome, gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training....

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S. 3084, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence and for other purposes

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3084 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence and for other purposes....

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H.R. 6135, To establish a program for providing scholarships for nuclear science and nuclear engineering students, and for other purposes

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6135 would establish a program for providing scholarships for nuclear science and nuclear engineering students....

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H.R. 5940, The National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5940 would authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development....

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H.R. 2627, The Act Commemorating the LITE, or Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2627 would establish the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site....

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H.R. 6039, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6039 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence....

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S. 2868, A bill to amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the diversity visa lottery program with a program that issues visas to aliens with an advanced degree

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2868 would amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the diversity visa lottery program with a program that issues visas to aliens with an advanced degree....

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H.R. 5808, The Women's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5808 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to develop multidisciplinary research centers regarding women's health and disease prevention....

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H.R. 5726, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require prospective employers of H-1B nonimmigrants to participate in an educational, training, or mentorship program for United States workers

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5726 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require prospective employers of H-1B nonimmigrants to participate in an educational, training, or mentorship program for United States workers....

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H.R. 5630, The Innovation Employment Act

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5630 would modify certain requirements with respect to H-1B nonimmigrants....

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S. 2653, The ACTION Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2653 would further United States security by restoring and enhancing the competitiveness of the United States for international students, scholars, scientists, and exchange visitors and by facilitating business travel to the United States....

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S. 2590, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2590 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and as a unit of the National Park System....

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H.R. 5127, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5127 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System....

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H.R. 4576, To award a congressional gold medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4576 would award a congressional gold medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics....

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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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S. 2329, The Act Commemorating the LITE, or Lifetime Innovations of Thomas Edison

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2329 would establish the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site....

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S. 2307, The Global Change Research Improvement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $19.74

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2307 would amend the Global Change Research Act of 1990....

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H.R. 3793, The Veterans Guaranteed Bonus Act of 2007

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3793 would amend title 37, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to continue to pay to a member of the Armed Forces who is retired or separated from the Armed Forces due to a combat-related injury certain bonuses that the member was entitled to before the retirement or separation and would continue to be entitled to if the member was not retired or separated....

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S. 2140, A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2140 would award a Congressional Gold Medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics....

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H.R. 3514, The Gender Bias Elimination Act of 2007

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3514 would authorize workshops to eliminate gender bias for women in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics....

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H.R. 3383, The Defense Contracting Ethics Oversight Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3383 would require internal ethics compliance programs by Department of Defense contractors....

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H.R. 3242, The Strengthening America's Innovation and Competitiveness Act

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3242 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the ability of the United States to be competitive in a global economy....

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H.R. 3245, To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3245 would redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range....

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