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<title>S. 3362, The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2.01</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3362.html</link>
<description> S. 3362 would reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200512086.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200512086.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-235, A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-235.html</link>
<description> S. 3029 would provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511098.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511098.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3026, A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3026.html</link>
<description> S. 3026 would provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958....
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2920, The SBA Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2920.html</link>
<description> S. 2920 would reauthorize and improve the financing and entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business Administration....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510789.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510789.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5819, The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act - Cost per Average Family: $2.46</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5819.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5819 would amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510640.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510640.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-140, The CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.79</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-140.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6 would reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501248.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501248.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-136, To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through May 23, 2008, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-136.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4252 would provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through May 23, 2008....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200508501.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200508501.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 4123, The High-Speed Rail Authority Development and Formation Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_4123.html</link>
<description> H.R. 4123 would provide for the creation of a National High-Speed Rail Authority....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200508266.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200508266.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3567, The Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.01</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3567.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3567 would amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to expand opportunities for investments in small businesses....
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2809, The New Apollo Energy Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2809.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2809 would ensure that the United States leads the world baseline in developing and manufacturing next generation energy technologies, it would grow the economy of the United States, it would create new highly trained, highly skilled American jobs, it would eliminate American overdependence on foreign oil, and it would address the threat of global warming....
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1093, The New Homestead Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1093.html</link>
<description> S. 1093 would reward the hard work and risk of individuals who choose to live in and help preserve America's small, rural towns....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504559.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504559.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1719, The Securing Equity for the Economic Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1719.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1719 would amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504304.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504304.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-4, To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through December 31, 2007, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-4.html</link>
<description> An act to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small business Investment Act of 1958 through July 31, 2007....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502169.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502169.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 3778, The Small Business Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $56.88</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_3778.html</link>
<description> S. 3778 would authorize funding over the 2007-2009 period for operations of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and would make a number of amendments to SBA loan programs, programs that support entrepreneurship, and programs that support preferences for small business in government contracting. Major provisions of S. 3778 include:&lt;p&gt;Title I would set the maximum amounts of small business loans that could be guaranteed by SBA for fiscal years 2007 through 2009, authorize appropriation o...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500649.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500649.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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