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<title>H.R. 6516, The Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6516.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6516 would provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia....
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3260, The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $447.16</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3260.html</link>
<description> S. 3260 would make appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511812.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511812.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3140, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3140.html</link>
<description> S. 3140 would provide that 4 of the 21 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511449.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511449.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3013, The Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $19.15</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3013.html</link>
<description> S. 3013 would provide for retirement equity for Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511042.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511042.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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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: $0.08</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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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510891.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510891.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5781, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $7.56</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5781.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5781 would provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510581.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510581.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5718, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5718.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5718 would provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510489.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510489.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5496, The Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5496.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5496 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510073.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510073.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4108, To amend section 3328 of title 5, United States Code, relating to Selective Service registration - Cost per Average Family: $0.00</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4108.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4108 would amend section 3328 of title 5, United States Code, relating to Selective Service registration....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200508242.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200508242.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3910, To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow any Federal employee who has performed sufficient service to entitle such employee to the maximum annuity percentage allowable under the Civil Service Retirement System to terminate retirement deductions from pay</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3910.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3910 would amend title 5, United States Code, to allow any Federal employee who has performed sufficient service to entitle such employee to the maximum annuity percentage allowable under the Civil Service Retirement System to terminate retirement deductions from pay....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507882.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507882.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3774, The Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.20</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3774.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3774 would provide for greater diversity within, and to improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior Executive Service....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507721.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507721.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2148, The Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.20</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2148.html</link>
<description> S. 2148 would provide for greater diversity within, and it would improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior Executive Service....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507704.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507704.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1882, The Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1882.html</link>
<description> S. 1882 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506815.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506815.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2829, The Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $362.41</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2829.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2829 would make appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200506220.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200506220.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1045, The Federal Workforce Performance Appraisal and Management Improvement Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1045.html</link>
<description> S. 1045 would strengthen performance management in the Federal Government, and it would make the annual general pay increase for Federal employees contingent on performance....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504498.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504498.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-372, The Senior Professional Performance Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.05</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-372.html</link>
<description> S. 1046 would modify pay provisions relating to certain senior-level positions in the Federal Government....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504499.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504499.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 967, The Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $2.85</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_967.html</link>
<description> S. 967 would amend chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment and authorization of funding for certain training programs for supervisors of Federal employees....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504215.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504215.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1271, The Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight (HERO) Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1271.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1271 would amend title 5, United States Code, to make creditable for civil service retirement purposes certain periods of service performed with Air America, Incorporated, Air Asia Company Limited, or the Pacific Division of Southern Air Transport, Incorporated, while those entities were owned or controlled by the Government of the United States and operated or managed by the Central Intelligence Agency....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503538.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503538.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 750, The Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_750.html</link>
<description> H.R. 750 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502679.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502679.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 476, To amend title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who is convicted of any of certain offenses committed by that individual while serving as a Member of Congress, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_476.html</link>
<description> H.R. 476 would amend title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who is convicted of any of certain offenses committed by that individual while serving as a Member of Congress....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502215.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502215.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5576, The Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $972.73</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_5576.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5576 spends money on the operations and activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; the Department of Transportation; the Department of the Treasury; the District of Columbia; the Judiciary; the United States Postal Service: Payment to the Postal Service Fund; the Executive Office of the President: Armstrong Resolution, Compensation of the President, Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Residence at the White House, Federal Drug Control Programs, High Intensity Drug Tr...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500465.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500465.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2703, The Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $0.13</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_2703.html</link>
<description> S. 2703 would reauthorize and amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Major provisions of the legislation would extend certain expiring provisions of the act for 25 years, expand the use of federal observers at polling sites, and authorize the use of the American Community Survey to identify areas that may need bilingual voting assistance....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500548.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500548.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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