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P.L. 110-449, The Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $58.32

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 6867 would provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation....

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H.R. 7340, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive non-Federal share requirements for certain transportation programs and activities through September 30, 2009

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 7340 would direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive non-Federal share requirements for certain transportation programs and activities through September 30, 2009....

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S. 3728, A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive non-Federal share requirements for certain transportation programs and activities through September 30, 2009

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3728 would direct the Secretary of Transportation to waive non-Federal share requirements for certain transportation programs and activities through September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 7273, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State and local sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 7273 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State and local sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles....

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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. 3684, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest in indebtedness and for State sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3684 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest in indebtedness and for State sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles....

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S. 2448, The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Technical Corrections Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.49

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2448 would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to make certain technical corrections....

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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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H.R. 813, The Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.28

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 813 would amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project....

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H.R. 1139, The Riverside-Corona Feeder Water Supply Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.21

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1139 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design and construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, and other uses from the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin, Santa Ana River, California....

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H.R. 3971, The Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3971 would encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies....

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H.R. 2614, To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in certain water projects in California - Cost per Average Family: $0.23

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2614 would amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in certain water projects in California....

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H.R. 7251, The Land-In-Trust Impact Aid and PILT Equity Act of 2008

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7251 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that local educational agencies receive Impact Aid payments for lands held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or individual Indian and to amend title 31 of the United States Code to ensure that local governments receive payments in lieu of taxes for lands held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe or individual Indian....

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H.R. 1803, The San Diego Water Storage and Efficiency Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.03

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1803 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study to design and construct a four reservoir intertie system for the purposes of improving the water storage opportunities, water supply reliability, and water yield of San Vicente, El Capitan, Murray, and Loveland Reservoirs in San Diego County, California in consultation and cooperation with the City of San Diego and the Sweetwater Authority....

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S. 3670, A bill to regulate certain State and local taxation of electronic commerce, and for other purposes

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3670 would regulate certain State and local taxation of electronic commerce....

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S. 3669, The Harmonizing America's Energy, Economy, Environment, and National Security Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3669 would reduce gas prices by promoting domestic energy production, alternative energy, and conservation....

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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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H.R. 29, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.60

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 29 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California....

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H.R. 1737, The City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.13

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1737 would amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in the area of Oxnard, California....

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S. 3136, The FIND Act - Cost per Average Family: $3.72

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3136 would encourage the entry of felony warrants into the NCIC database by States and provide additional resources for extradition....

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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. 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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