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<title>H.R. 86, To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by bringing the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.00</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_86.html</link>
<description> H.R. 86 would eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by bringing the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200513301.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200513301.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3910, The Longline Catcher Processor Subsector Single Fishery Cooperative Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_3910.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3910 would authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200520460.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200520460.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1609, The Longline Catcher Processor Subsector Single Fishery Cooperative Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1609.html</link>
<description> S. 1609 would authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200519616.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200519616.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1906, The California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1906.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1906 would permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200516480.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200516480.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 21, The Ocean Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_21.html</link>
<description> H.R. 21 would establish a national policy for our oceans, it would strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and it would establish a national and regional ocean governance structure....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200513236.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200513236.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 204, The Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_204.html</link>
<description> H.R. 204 would permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in the State of California....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200513419.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200513419.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3804, To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by bringing the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3804.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3804 would eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by bringing the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507752.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507752.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3639, The Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3639.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3639 would establish a program of research and other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507491.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507491.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2918, The California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2918.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2918 would permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506355.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506355.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2758, The Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2758.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2758 would permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in the State of California....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506094.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506094.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 151, The California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_151.html</link>
<description> S. 151 would permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501916.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501916.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>P.L. 109-479, The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $0.20</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_PL_109-479.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5946 amends the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) and other laws that govern the conservation and management of fisheries. In addition, section 702 of the legislation will establish the Puget Sound Regional Shellfish Settlement Trust Fund....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500655.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500655.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5018, The American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act - Cost per Average Family: $16.97</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_5018.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5018 would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) and authorize appropriations for MSA fisheries programs carried out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500541.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500541.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5386, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $174.95</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_5386.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5386 spends money for the operations and activities of Department of the Interior (except the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Project), the Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies such as the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (HHS), the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Forest Service (US...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500425.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500425.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2012, The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $20.40</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_2012.html</link>
<description> S. 2012 would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) and other laws that govern the conservation and management of fisheries. The bill also would authorize appropriations for fisheries programs carried out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500411.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500411.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1753, The Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act - Cost per Average Family: $2.34</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_1753.html</link>
<description> S. 1753 would authorize the appropriation of funds for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2012 for a global tsunami warning and mitigation program administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The bill also would authorize NOAA to oversee the development of a National Alert System (NAS) - a new communications network for transmitting emergency information to the public - but funding for that program would be contingent upon the enactment of separate legislation....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500323.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500323.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2130, The Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.33</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_2130.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2130 would authorize appropriations for programs to protect and conserve marine mammals....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500119.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500119.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 21, The Homeland Security Grant Enhancement Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.15</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_21.html</link>
<description> S. 21 would authorize the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to change the criteria used to distribute funding for three existing first-responder grant programs established after September 11, 2001&amp;iquest;the State Homeland Security, the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention, and the Urban Area Security Initiative grant programs. Under the bill, these three grant programs would be governed by the provisions of a new initiative known as the Threat-Based Homeland Security Gr...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500077.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500077.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 50, The Tsunami Preparedness Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.19</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_50.html</link>
<description> S. 50 would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish and implement new programs to research, detect, monitor, and mitigate the effects of tsunamis in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The bill would direct the agency to upgrade and improve existing systems and data management efforts and would authorize it to provide technical and financial aid to those affected by tsunamis, including local and international entities....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500044.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500044.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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