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Last week, the House returned briefly from its summer recess to pass H.R. 1586. The Senate had passed it the week before, under the strange name, the “______Act of____.” President Obama signed the bill into law, making it the law with no name.

Among other things, the bill spends money on an “Education Jobs Fund” and on Medicaid funding for states. Passage of H.R. 1586 costs the average U.S. family about $125.

P.L. 111-226
The XXXXXXAct ofXXXX
Costs $126.32 per family

What People Think

The XXXXXXAct ofXXXX 3% For, 97% Against Vote on this Bill

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

New Items

S. 510
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Costs $15.72 per family

S. 1117
The Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act
Costs $0.08 per family

S. 1689
The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act
Costs $0.04 per family

H.R. 4823
The Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area Act of 2010
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 5494
To direct the Director of the National Park Service and the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain properties to the District of Columbia
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 3609
A bill to extend the temporary authority for performance of medical disability examinations by contract physicians for the Department of Veterans Affairs
Costs $0.53 per family

S. 349
The Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area Act
Costs $0.08 per family

S. 607
The Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 1750
The George C. Marshall National Historic Site Study Act
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 3785
The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Boundary Study Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 4416
The Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010
Costs $0.24 per family

H.R. 5194
The Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2010
Costs $0.00 per family

H.R. 5282
To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes
Costs $0.28 per family

H.R. 476
The Housing Fairness Act of 2009
Costs $1.86 per family

H.R. 5366
The Overseas Contractor Reform Act
Costs $0.00 per family

Updated Items

H.R. 2522
To raise the ceiling on the Federal share of the cost of the Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project, and for other purposes
Costs $0.14 per family

H.R. 3388
The Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act
Costs $0.13 per family

H.R. 4395
To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes
Costs $0.01 per family

H.R. 685
The United States Civil Rights Trail System Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

S. 2868
The Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2009
Costs $0.11 per family

H.R. 5297
The Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010
Costs $453.75 per family

Passed Items

P.L. 111-221
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act of 2009

P.L. 111-222
A bill to amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the termination date
Costs $0.00 per family

P.L. 111-223
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against the providers of interactive computer services
Costs $0.00 per family

P.L. 111-224
The United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010

P.L. 111-225
The Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009
Costs $0.00 per family

P.L. 111-226
The XXXXXXAct ofXXXX
Costs $126.32 per family

P.L. 111-227
The Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2009

P.L. 111-228
The General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act of 2010

P.L. 111-229
To increase the flexibility of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with respect to the amount of premiums charged for FHA single family housing mortgage insurance, and for other purposes