WashingtonWatch.com - Subject Group: Humanities

H.R. 6589, The Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6589 would provide financial support for the operation of the law library of the Library of Congress....

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S. 3322, The Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3322 would provide tax relief for the victims of severe storms, tornados, and flooding in the Midwest....

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S. 3297, The Advancing America's Priorities Act - Cost per Average Family: $70.02

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

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

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H.R. 6455, The NASA 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6455 would require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration....

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S. 3140, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

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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S. 3124, The Community College Sustainability Act

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3124 would require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in the fields of renewable energy and efficiency, green technology, and sustainable environmental practices....

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S. 3125, The Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3125 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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S. 3120, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income limitations for qualified performing artists eligible for an above-the-line deduction for performance expenses

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3120 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income limitations for qualified performing artists eligible for an above-the-line deduction for performance expenses....

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S. 3098, The Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3098 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions....

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H.R. 6175, The ABC Act

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6175 would amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide vouchers for the purchase of educational books for infants and children participating in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under that Act....

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S. 3039, The Northern Neck National Heritage Area Study Act

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3039 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Northern Neck National Heritage Area in Virginia....

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S. 3041, The Foreign Intelligence and Information Commission Act

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3041 would establish the Foreign Intelligence and Information Commission to assess needs and provide recommendations to improve foreign intelligence and information collection, analysis, and reporting and for other purposes....

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S. 3043, The Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2008

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3043 would improve Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal and real property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date Federal land inventories....

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H.R. 6049, The Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 - Savings per Average Family: $71.95

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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S. 3010, The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program Reauthorization Act

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3010 would reauthorize the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program....

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S. 2996, The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $6.57

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2996 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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S. 2924, The Original Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Ultra-High Relief Bullion Coin Act

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2924 would authorize the production of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle ultra-high relief bullion coins in palladium to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals....

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H.R. 5893, The Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.05

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5893 would reauthorize the sound recording and film preservation programs of the Library of Congress....

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S. 2886, The Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2886 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to amend certain expiring provisions....

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H.R. 5851, The Roan Plateau Oil and Gas Leasing Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5851 would provide for orderly and balanced development of energy resources within the Roan Plateau Planning Area of Colorado....

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S. 2879, The Roan Plateau Oil and Gas Leasing Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2879 would provide for orderly and balanced development of energy resources within the Roan Plateau Planning Area of Colorado....

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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. 5811, The Electronic Communications Preservation Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.32

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5811 would amend title 44, United States Code, to require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies, to require a certification and reports relating to Presidential records....

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S. 2852, The Federal Spending and Taxpayer Accessibility Act of 2008

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2852 would provide increased accessibility to information on Federal spending....

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H.R. 5781, The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $7.25

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

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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