WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Caribbean area

H.R. 6560, To establish an earned import allowance program under Public Law 109-53, and for other purposes

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6560 would establish an earned import allowance program under Public Law 109-53....

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P.L. 110-246, The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6124 would provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012....

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S. 2953, The DOES Act

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2953 would provide for the development and inventory of certain outer Continental Shelf resources, and it would suspend petroleum acquisition for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve....

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H.R. 5856, The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $18.87

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5856 would authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009....

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H.R. 5627, To award the congressional gold medal to Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, in recognition of his courageous and unwavering commitment to democracy and human rights in Cuba

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5627 would award the congressional gold medal to Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, in recognition of his courageous and unwavering commitment to democracy and human rights in Cuba....

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S. 2777, A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, in recognition of his courageous and unwavering commitment to democracy, human rights, and peaceful change in Cuba

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2777 would award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, in recognition of his courageous and unwavering commitment to democracy, human rights, and peaceful change in Cuba....

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P.L. 110-293, The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $297.67

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5501 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria....

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P.L. 110-191, The Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $0.31

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5264 would extend certain trade preference programs....

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S. 2503, A bill to exclude from admission to the United States aliens who have directly and significantly contributed to the ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources, and for other purposes

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2503 would exclude from admission to the United States aliens who have directly and significantly contributed to the ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources....

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S. 2474, The Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2474 would provide additional resources and funding to address inspection delays at United States ports of entry on the Southern border, open additional inspection lanes, hire more inspectors, and provide recruitment and retention incentives for United States customs and Border Protection officers who serve on the Northern and Southern borders....

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S. 2372, The Affordable Footwear Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2372 would amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear....

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H.R. 4065, The Border Enforcement, Employment Verification, and Illegal Immigration Control Act

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4065 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws and it would enhance border security....

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P.L. 110-166, The Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 - Savings per Average Family: $519.40

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3996 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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H.R. 3963, The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1283.92

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3963 would amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program....

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H.R. 3934, The Affordable Footwear Act of 2007

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3934 would amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear....

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H.R. 3832, The U.S. and Costa Rica Trade Cooperation Act

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3832 would clarify and extend the commitment of the United States to pursue economic cooperation with Costa Rica and other nations in the Caribbean Basin....

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H.R. 3658, To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel to United States territories for members of the Foreign Service

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3658 would amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel to United States territories for members of the Foreign Service....

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H.R. 3367, The Virgin Islands Improvement Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3367 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assist in the recovery and development of the Virgin Islands by providing for a reduction in the tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans' assets which are invested for at least 30 years, subject to defined withdrawals, under a Virgin Islands investment program....

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H.R. 3431, The Puerto Rico Work and Empowerment Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3431 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit....

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H.R. 3435, The SAFE Energy Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3435 would improve energy security of the United States through a reduction in the oil intensity of the economy of the United States and expansion of secure oil supplies, to be achieved by increasing the availability of alternative fuel sources, fostering responsible oil exploration and production, and improving international arrangements to secure the global oil supply....

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H.R. 3182, The U.S. Participation in Cuban Energy Exploration Act of 2007

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3182 would allow United States persons to participate in energy development offshore from Cuba and other nearby countries....

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H.R. 3105, The Ocean Thermal Energy Tax and Energy Credits Act of 2007

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3105 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources and the investment energy credit to include ocean thermal energy conversion projects....

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H.R. 3104, To permit each of the territories of the United States to provide and furnish a statue honoring a citizen of the territory to be placed in Statuary Hall in the same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are placed in Statuary Hall

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3104 would permit each of the territories of the United States to provide and furnish a statue honoring a citizen of the territory to be placed in Statuary Hall in the same manner as statues honoring citizens of the States are placed in Statuary Hall....

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S. 1806, The Judicial Powers Restoration Act of 2007

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1806 would restore to the judiciary the power to decide all trademark and trade name cases arising under the laws and treaties of the United States by repealing the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, and commercial names and impediments to registration of such marks....

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H.R. 3056, The Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 - Savings per Average Family: $10.12

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3056 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collection companies, to delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, to revise the tax rules on expatriation....

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