WashingtonWatch.com - Subject Group: Civil Rights

H.R. 6698, The Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6698 would provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Robert T. Stafford Federal Student Loan Program....

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S. 3297, The Advancing America's Priorities Act - Cost per Average Family: $69.68

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3297 would advance America's priorities....

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H.R. 6518, The Justice Integrity Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6518 would increase public confidence in the justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process....

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S. 3245, The Justice Integrity Act of 2008

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3245 would increase public confidence in the justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process....

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H.R. 6358, The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6358 would require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs....

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S. 3182, The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $557.87

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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P.L. 110-275, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $4.57

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6331 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, it would improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, it would enhance low-income benefit programs, and it would maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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S. 3141, The Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3141 would provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program....

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S. 3111, The Life at Conception Act

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3111 would implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right of life of each born and preborn human person....

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S. 3114, The Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3114 would provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, and it would improve conditions of detention for detainees....

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S. 3016, The Internet Crime Prevention Act of 2008

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3016 would direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet Crime prevention education programs....

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H.R. 6049, The Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $72.02

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6049 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, and to provide individual income tax relief....

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H.R. 5959, The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $6.05

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5959 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System....

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H.R. 5876, The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $6.75

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5876 would require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs....

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H.R. 5818, The Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $73.43

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5818 would authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and to make grants to States for related costs....

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H.R. 5794, The Federal Sunset Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5794 would provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not exist....

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H.R. 5773, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a long-term ground lease for the operation and maintenance of Rock Creek, Langston, and East Potomac as golf courses, and for other purposes

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5773 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a long-term ground lease for the operation and maintenance of Rock Creek, Langston, and East Potomac as golf courses....

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H.R. 5637, The Securing American Families by Educating and Training Youth (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5637 would authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders on the principles and practice of nonviolence....

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H.R. 5577, The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $9.53

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5577 would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities....

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P.L. 110-229, The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2739 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, it would implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and it would amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003....

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S. 2719, A bill to provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2719 would provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect, and it would prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes....

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S. 2717, The Effective Immigration Enforcement Partnerships Act of 2008

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2717 would provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States....

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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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S. 2631, A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in recognition of her courageous and unwavering commitment to peace, nonviolence, human rights, and democracy in Burma

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2631 would award a congressional gold medal to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in recognition of her courageous and unwavering commitment to peace, nonviolence, human rights, and democracy in Burma....

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S. 2616, The National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2008

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2616 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy....

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