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<title>H.R. 6751, The Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6751.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6751 would provide additional funds for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita....
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3036, The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $12554.64</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3036.html</link>
<description> S. 3036 would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases....
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2975, The Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2975.html</link>
<description> S. 2975 would provide additional funds for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita....
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5682, The Rural America Communication Expansion for the Future Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5682.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5682 would improve access to broadband service in rural and underserved areas of the United States....
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2349, The Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2349.html</link>
<description> S. 2349 would reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation....
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4159, The Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4159.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4159 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities....
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2191, The America's Climate Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $17378.42</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2191.html</link>
<description> S. 2191 would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507901.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507901.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3776, The Energy Storage Technology Advancement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $5.90</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3776.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3776 would provide for a research, development, and demonstration program by the Secretary of Energy to support the ability of the United States to remain globally competitive in energy storage systems for vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507723.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507723.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1982, The United States Employee Ownership Bank Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1982.html</link>
<description> S. 1982 would provide for the establishment of the United States Employee Ownership Bank....
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2565, The Working Waterfront Preservation Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2565.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2565 would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access for commercial fishermen....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200505795.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200505795.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2555, The Renewable Energy Credit Extension Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2555.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2555 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200505706.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200505706.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1818, The Broadband Deployment Accleration Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1818.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1818 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504437.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504437.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 733, The Promoting Health Care Purchasing Cooperatives Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_733.html</link>
<description> S. 733 would promote the development of health care cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health care purchasing power of employers....
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 741, The Working Waterfront Preservation Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_741.html</link>
<description> S. 741 would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish a grant program to ensure waterfront access for commercial fishermen....
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1050, The A Living Wage, Jobs For All Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1050.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1050 would establish a living wage, jobs-for-all policy for all peoples in the United States and its territories....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503159.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503159.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1012, The Small Business Growth Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1012.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1012 would reform laws and procedures affecting small business....
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 969, To amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_969.html</link>
<description> H.R. 969 would amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503005.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503005.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 370, The Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_370.html</link>
<description> H.R. 370 would promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities....
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 158, The Access to Affordable Health Care Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_158.html</link>
<description> S. 158 would expand access to affordable health care and to strengthen the health care safety net and make health care services more available in rural and underserved areas....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501923.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501923.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 155, The Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_155.html</link>
<description> S. 155 would promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities....
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2830, The Pension Protection Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $50.79</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_2830.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2830 would make changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) that would affect the operations of private pension plans. It would do so mostly by changing the funding requirements for taxqualified, defined-benefit pension plans and the premiums paid to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). It would also extend certain tax incentives for retirement savings and modify tax provisions related to spending for health care. Ma...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500226.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500226.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3505, The Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $1.24</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_3505.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3505 would affect the operations of financial institutions and the agencies that regulate them. Some provisions would address specific sectors: national banks could more easily operate as S corporations or adopt other alternative organizational structures; thrift institutions would be given some of the same investment, lending, and ownership options available to banks; credit unions would have new options for investments, lending, mergers, and leasing federal property; and certain privately...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500337.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500337.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5384, The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $744.56</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_5384.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5384 spends money on the operations and activities of the Department of Agriculture (except for the Forest Service), the Farm Credit Administration, the Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Food and Drug Administration (HHS), and related agencies in fiscal year 2007....
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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