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<title>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: $26240.50</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HC_312.html</link>
<description> 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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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>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: $26366.73</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SC_70.html</link>
<description> 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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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4664, The Social Security Surplus Protection Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4664.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4664 would provide for investment and protection of the Social Security surplus....
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4338, The Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4338.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4338 would establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the social security and medicare hospital insurance trust funds....
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4181, The Securing Medicare and Retirement for Tomorrow Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4181.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4181 would reform Social Security retirement and Medicare by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program to create a safer, healthier, more secure, and more prosperous retirement for all Americans and to reduce the burden on young Americans....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200508361.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200508361.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2685, The Fiscal Honesty and Accountability Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2685.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2685 would amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement....
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2488, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its pre-1985 level</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2488.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2488 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its pre-1985 level....
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2469, The Biennial Budgeting Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2469.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2469 would provide a biennial budget for the United States Government....
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2084, The Family Budget Protection Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2084.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2084 would reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504978.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504978.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1186, The Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1186.html</link>
<description> S. 1186 would amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority....
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1998, The Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1998.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1998 would amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504808.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504808.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. Con. Res. 21, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012 - Cost per Average Family: $26693.37</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SC_21.html</link>
<description> S. Con. Res. 21 would set forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012....
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1375, The Earmark Accountability and Reform Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1375.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1375 would amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503722.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503722.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1353, The Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1353.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1353 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure that the receipts and disbursements of the Social Security trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget and to provide that Social Security contributions are used to protect Social Security solvency by mandating that Trust Fund monies cannot be diverted to create private accounts....
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1122, The Emergency Spending Control Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1122.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1122 would amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to simplify annual concurrent resolutions on the budget and to budget for emergencies....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503311.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503311.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1090, The Social Security Guarantee Plus Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1090.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1090 would amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve and strengthen the Social Security Program through the creation of personal Social Security guarantee accounts that ensure full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term Social Security solvency, and make certain benefit improvements....
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 689, The Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_689.html</link>
<description> H.R. 689 would amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502542.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502542.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 581, The Savings for Seniors Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_581.html</link>
<description> H.R. 581 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to hold the Social Security surplus, it would provide for suspension of investment of amounts held in the Account until enactment of legislation providing for investment of the Trust Fund in investment vehicles other than obligations of the United States, and it would establish a Social Security Investment Commission to make ...
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 10, The Restoring Fiscal Discipline Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_10.html</link>
<description> S. 10 would reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement and reduce budget deficits by strengthening budget enforcement and fiscal responsibility....
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. J. Res. 1, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to requiring a balanced budget and protecting Social Security surpluses</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SJ_1.html</link>
<description> A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to require a balanced budget and protect Social Security surpluses....
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 219, The Social Security Preservation Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_219.html</link>
<description> H.R. 219 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust funds by requiring the Managing Trustee to invest the annual surplus of such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing obligations of the United States and certificates of deposit in depository institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and it would protect such trust funds from the public debt limit....
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3660, The District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.75</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_3660.html</link>
<description> S. 3660 spends money on the operations and activities of the government of the District of Columbia....
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1446, The District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $6.36</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_1446.html</link>
<description> S. 1446 appropriates funds for the District of Columbia in Fiscal Year 2006....
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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