WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Waste in government spending

P.L. 110-314, The Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.33

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4040 would establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission....

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P.L. 110-323, The Government Accountability Office Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.11

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5683 would make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office....

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H.R. 6639, The Federal Agency Performance Review and Efficiency Act

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6639 would amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require annual reviews by Inspectors General of the operations, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal programs....

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H.R. 6638, The Federal Efficiency and Performance Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6638 would require the submission by the President of recommendations and proposed legislation to modernize, consolidate, reprioritize, and where necessary, terminate Federal programs, agencies, and activities....

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H.R. 6245, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require a direct link on the website of the Department of Homeland Security to the website of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6245 would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require a direct link on the website of the Department of Homeland Security to the website of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security....

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H.R. 6105, The Fiscal Integrity through Transparency (FIT) Act of 2008

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6105 would amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require that concurrent resolutions on the budget limit the growth of Federal spending to the mean of annual percentage growth of wages and gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States....

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H.R. 5995, The Gas Tax Relief and Earmark Moratorium Act of 2008

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5995 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the highway fuels taxes, to provide for a Joint Committee on Earmark Reform, and to prohibit earmarking for the remainder of the 110th Congress....

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H.R. 5931, The Joint Guam Projects Oversight Act

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5931 would ensure appropriate implementation and oversight of the realignment of military installations and the relocation of military personnel on Guam....

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S. 789, The Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.14

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 789 would prevent abuse of Government credit cards....

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H.R. 5755, The Bipartisan Earmark Reform Commission Act of 2008

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5755 would establish the Bipartisan Earmark Reform Commission....

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H.R. 5567, To rescind earmarks designated in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5567 would rescind earmarks designated in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008....

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H. Con. Res. 312, Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013 - Cost per Average Family: $26257.19

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H. Con. Res. 312 would revise the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establish the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and set forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013....

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S. Con. Res. 70, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013 - Cost per Average Family: $26383.51

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. Con. Res. 70 would set forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013....

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H.R. 5467, The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5467 would amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars....

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S. 2583, The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2583 would amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars....

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S. 2045, The CPSC Reform Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $4.45

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2045 would reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, it would improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, and it would improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs....

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H.R. 4650, The Congressional Disclosures Protections Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4650 would strengthen the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002....

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S. 2324, The Inspector General Reform Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.81

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2324 would amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to enhance the Offices of the Inspectors General, and it would create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency....

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H.R. 4104, The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4104 would make appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 680, The Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.43

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 680 would ensure proper oversight and accountability in Federal contracting....

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P.L. 110-409, The Improving Government Accountability Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.71

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 928 would amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency....

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H.R. 3706, The Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3706 would provide for the study and investigation of wartime contracts and contracting processes in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom....

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S. 1935, A bill to establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1935 would establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies....

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S. 1825, The Commission on Wartime Contracting Establishment Act

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1825 would provide for the study and investigation of wartime contracts and contracting processes in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom....

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H.R. 3074, The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $956.66

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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