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The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 is the official name of the financial services bailout legislation. Our analysis of government estimates places its cost at about $2,800 per U.S. family.

Last week was hectic. Dozens of bills streamed across the House floor even while it dealt with the financial services bailout and other issues.

Many of these bills were listed in a series of WashingtonWatch.com blog posts called Silly Season on Capitol Hill; Silly Season, Part Deux; Silly Season, Part C; and Silly Season, Part IV.

One of those bills was H.R. 6063, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008.

The bill would continue the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at a cost of about $200 per U.S. family.

Congress has adjourned until January, but leaders may call the membership back to take care of unfinished business later this year or early next.

H.R. 1424
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Costs $2,859.25 per family

H.R. 6063
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008
Costs $200.80 per family

What People Think

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 39% For, 61% Against Vote on this Bill

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 49% For, 51% Against Vote on this Bill

Displayed below are new, updated, and passed items with their cost or savings per family.

New Items

S. 3103
The International Space Station Payments Act of 2008
Costs $2.77 per family

H.R. 7082
The Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
Costs $0.01 per family

H.R. 903
The Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act
Costs $0.01 per family

S. 1477
The Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Act of 2007
Costs $0.07 per family

S. 3350
A bill to provide that claims of the United States to certain documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 838
To provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management parcels known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties and related real property to Park City, Utah, and for other purposes
Costs $0.01 per family

H.R. 1803
The San Diego Water Storage and Efficiency Act of 2007
Costs $0.03 per family

S. 3045
The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area Act
Costs $0.08 per family

P.L. 110-321
To provide for extensions of certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes
Costs $0.33 per family

S. 3325
The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008
Costs $3.85 per family

S. 3501
The OLC Reporting Act of 2008
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 7083
The Charity Enhancement Act of 2008
Costs $0.47 per family

H.R. 3022
The Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness Act of 2007
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 3136
The FIND Act
Costs $3.64 per family

S. 3088
The Oregon Badlands Wilderness Act of 2008
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 3089
The Spring Basin Wilderness Act of 2008
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 3096
A bill to amend the National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations for the National Cave and Karst Research Institute
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 3226
The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Act of 2008
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 6604
The Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008
Costs $1.67 per family

H.R. 6694
The FHA Seller-Financed Downpayment Reform and Risk-Based Pricing Authorization Act of 2008
Saves $0.13 per family

H.R. 6870
The Payments System Protection Act of 2008
Costs $2.10 per family

H.R. 7174
The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2008
Costs $166.72 per family

S. 3296
A bill to extend the authority of the United States Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and change the title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 6871
The Expedited Funds Availability Dollar Limits Adjustment Act of 2008
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 7060
The Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008
Saves $86.38 per family

H.R. 7006
The Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008
Saves $74.25 per family

H.R. 7005
The Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008
Saves $671.25 per family

Updated Items

H.R. 3971
The Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2007
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 2614
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in certain water projects in California
Costs $0.22 per family

H.R. 1424
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Costs $2,859.25 per family

H.R. 29
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California, and for other purposes
Costs $0.59 per family

H.R. 1737
The City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act of 2007
Costs $0.13 per family

H.R. 2632
The Sabinoso Wilderness Act of 2007
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 3682
The California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 3997
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Costs $3,728.40 per family

Passed Items

P.L. 110-327
The Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2007
Costs $0.00 per family

P.L. 110-328
The SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act
Saves $5.34 per family

P.L. 110-329
The Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009
Costs $332.34 per family

P.L. 110-330
The Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008, Part II

P.L. 110-335
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts, and for other purposes
Costs $0.32 per family

P.L. 110-336
The Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008
Costs $0.06 per family

P.L. 110-337
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for certain noise compatibility projects

P.L. 110-338
The John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2007
Costs $1.38 per family

P.L. 110-339
The Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007
Costs $4.03 per family

P.L. 110-340
The Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007
Costs $0.00 per family

P.L. 110-341
A joint resolution to amend Public Law 108-331 to provide for the construction and related activities in support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project in Arizona
Costs $0.00 per family

P.L. 110-342
A joint resolution expressing the consent and approval of Congress to an inter-state compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin