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<title>P.L. 110-279, A bill to provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.09</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-279.html</link>
<description> S. 2967 would provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern....
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-317, The Hubbard Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.06</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-317.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6580 would ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing ...
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5658, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $5307.83</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5658.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5658 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009....
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-323, The Government Accountability Office Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.11</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-323.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5683 would make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office....
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5825, The Hubbard Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5825.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5825 would amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wou...
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2874, The Hubbard Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2874.html</link>
<description> S. 2874 would amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wound...
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5621, To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend concurrent receipt authority to members and former members of the uniformed services who are entitled to voluntary separation incentive payments and are also entitled to veterans' disability compensation</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5621.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5621 would amend title 10, United States Code, to extend concurrent receipt authority to members and former members of the uniformed services who are entitled to voluntary separation incentive payments and are also entitled to veterans' disability compensation....
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2564, The Government Accountability Office Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2564.html</link>
<description> S. 2564 would make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office....
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3652, The Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3652.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3652 would amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies....
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2092, The Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2092.html</link>
<description> S. 2092 would amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies....
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-86, To provide authority to the Peace Corps to provide separation pay for host country resident personal services contractors of the Peace Corps</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-86.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3528 would provide authority to the Peace Corps to provide separation pay for host country resident personal services contractors of the Peace Corps....
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3268, The Government Accountability Office Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3268.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3268 would make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office....
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1751, The Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $276.39</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1751.html</link>
<description> S. 1751 would make appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1606, The Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1606.html</link>
<description> S. 1606 would provide for the establishment of a comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded warriors in order to facilitate and enhance their care, rehabilitation, physical evaluation, transition from care by the Department of Defense to care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and transition from military service to civilian life....
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2442, The Rural America Job Assistance and Creation Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2442.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2442 would provide job creation and assistance....
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 294, The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $98.72</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_294.html</link>
<description> S. 294 would reauthorize Amtrak....
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5711, A bill to permit the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia to establish a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts - Savings per Average Family: $0.11</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_5711.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5711 would permit the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia (D.C.) to establish a program of voluntary separation incentive payments to nonjudicial employees of the D.C. Courts....
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5427, The Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $205.84</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_5427.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5427 spends money on the operations and activities of the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense - Civil, the Department of the Army, the Corps of Engineers - Civil, the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Utah Project, and related agencies such as the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, the Delta Regional Authority, the Denali Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Nuclear Waste Technical Review B...
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1003, The Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Amendments of 2005 - Savings per Average Family: $0.14</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_1003.html</link>
<description> S. 1003 would amend the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974 to phase out the responsibilities of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (ONHIR) and close that office at the end of fiscal year 2008. The remaining duties of the ONIHR would be transferred to a new Office of Relocation within the Department of the Interior. The bill also would make technical changes to federal laws concerning the Navajo-Hopi land settlement. Finally, the bill would amend civil service laws regarding the...
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1516, The Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $96.12</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_1516.html</link>
<description> S. 1516 authorizes the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2011 for grants to Amtrak to cover operating expenses, capital projects, debt repayment, security improvements, and a study required by the bill. The legislation also would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2011 period to the Secretary of Transportation for a new grant program for state railroad projects, a new research program, a new grant program for Amtrak and participating states to share railroad equipment, and a s...
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1042, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $5153.62</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_1042.html</link>
<description> S. 1042 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for the military functions of the Department of Defense (DoD), for activities of the Department of Energy (DOE), and for other purposes, including military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, the bill would prescribe personnel strengths for each active-duty and selected reserve component of the U.S. armed forces....
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 907, The Federal Public Transportation Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $243.18</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_907.html</link>
<description> This legislation would extend the authority for the surface transportation programs administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)....
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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