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H.R. 6853, The Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6853 would establish in the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force to address mortgage fraud in the United States....

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S. 3499, An original bill to protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3499 would protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks....

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S. 3660, The Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3660 would amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standard by treating that standard as a consumer product safety rule, and it would encourage States to require the installation of such detectors in homes....

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P.L. 110-329, The Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $8032.37

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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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. 3648, The Employee Misclassification Prevention Act

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3648 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees....

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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. 3610, The Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3610 would improve the accuracy of fur product labeling....

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S. 3581, The Mortgage Origination Commission Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3581 would establish a Federal Mortgage Origination Commission....

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S. 3554, The Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3554 would provide employees of small employers with access to quality, affordable health insurance coverage....

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P.L. 110-425, The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.22

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6353 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to address online pharmacies....

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S. 3547, The Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator Act of 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3547 would establish in the Federal Bureau of Investigation the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator to address mortgage fraud in the United States....

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S. 3109, The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.46

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3109 would amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system....

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H.R. 6860, The Oil and Gas Lease Reform Act of 2008

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6860 would exempt exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas under leases on Federal lands from State environmental and pollution control laws....

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H.R. 840, The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $29.60

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 840 would amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons under title IV of such Act....

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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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S. 3441, The Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminal Authorization Act

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3441 would provide certain requirements for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals....

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H.R. 6709, The National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6709 would greatly enhance the Nation's path toward energy independence and environmental, energy, economic, and national security, by amending Federal policy to increase the production of domestic energy sources, it would dedicate fixed percentages of the royalties received for conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and energy as...

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S. 3398, The Medical Device Safety Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3398 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices....

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S. 3402, The Consumer Health Education and Transparency Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3402 would provide information and education to consumers concerning health care services and health insurance coverage....

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H.R. 4081, The PACT Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.11

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4081 would prevent tobacco smuggling, and it would ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes....

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H.R. 5352, The Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.59

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5352 would protect seniors in the United States from elder abuse by establishing specialized elder abuse prosecution and research programs and activities to aid victims of elder abuse, and it would provide training to prosecutors and other law enforcement related to elder abuse prevention and protection....

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H.R. 6513, The Securities Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6513 would amend the Federal securities laws to enhance the effectiveness of the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement, corporation finance, trading and markets, investment management, and examination programs....

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S. 3254, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow banks to be taxed as limited liability companies, and for other purposes

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3254 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow banks to be taxed as limited liability companies....

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H.R. 6477, To repeal a limitation in the Labor-Management Relations Act regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6477 would repeal a limitation in the Labor-Management Relations Act regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment....

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