WashingtonWatch.com - Subject Group: Civil Liberties

S. 3662, The Implementing the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework Act of 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3662 would establish the Controlled Unclassified Information Office, and it would require policies and procedures for the designation, marking, safeguarding, and dissemination of controlled unclassified information....

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S. 3541, The Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3541 would address the impending humanitarian crisis and potential security breakdown as a result of the mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries and the growing internally displaced population in Iraq by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries and by facilitating the resettlement of Iraqis at risk....

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H.R. 6947, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $446.16

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6947 would make appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 6831, The Copper Theft Prevention Act of 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6831 would require certain metal recyclers to keep records of their transactions in order to deter individuals and enterprises engaged in theft and interstate fencing of stolen copper....

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H.R. 6705, The Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6705 would provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....

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S. 3401, The Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3401 would provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....

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H.R. 6599, The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $1129.31

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6599 would make appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 6576, The Reducing Information Control Designations Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.43

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6576 would require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations regarding the use of information control designations....

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H.R. 6575, The Over-Classification Reduction Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.15

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6575 would require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations to prevent the over-classification of information....

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S. 3288, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $377.28

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3288 would make appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 6496, The Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6496 would address the impending humanitarian crisis and potential security breakdown as a result of the mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries, and the growing internally displaced population in Iraq, by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, facilitating the resettlement of Iraqis at risk....

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P.L. 110-316, The Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.75

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6432 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the animal drug user fee program....

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S. 3181, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $448.24

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 6312, The Credit Union, Bank, and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6312 would advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, it would modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, and it would provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions....

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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. 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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H.R. 6193, The Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.03

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6193 would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Preven...

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S. 3083, The TRADE Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3083 would require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, it would set terms for future trade agreements, and it would express the sense of the Senate that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened....

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S. 3074, The Internet Safety Education Act of 2008

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3074 would establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education....

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P.L. 110-246, The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6124 would provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012....

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S. 3058, The Conflict Coltan and Cassiterite Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3058 would prohibit the importation of certain products that contain or are derived from columbite-tantalite or cassiterite mined or extracted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....

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S. 3061, The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3061 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and it would enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons....

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S. 3073, The Military Voting Protection Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3073 would amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters....

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H.R. 6146, To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6146 would amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments....

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S. 3024, The Eurasia Foundation Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.28

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3024 would authorize grants to the Eurasia Foundation....

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