WashingtonWatch.com Digest – April 30, 2012
Posted by Jim Harper, April 30, 2012 at 10:00 am
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On the Blog: Transparency: Go!
If your state is listed below, you can help improve government transparency.
Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Delaware, Arizona, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Ohio, Missouri, Kentucky, Montana, Kansas, Alaska
Read how in a post entitled: “Your Chance to Advance Government Transparency.”
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Featured Item
The House and Senate will not meet this week.
Last week, the House passed H.R. 2146, the DATA Act. The bill would establish a new executive branch board to track spending on grants, contracts, and loans. The board would publish spending data that agencies would be required to produce according to uniform standards.
Passage of H.R. 2146 would cost about $5.50 per family. It would help us do a much better job for you.
H.R. 2146
The DATA Act
Costs $5.56 per family
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What People Think
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Displayed below are new, updated, and passed items with their cost or savings per family.
New Items
H.R. 4628
The Interest Rate Reduction Act
Saves $37.49 per family
S. 2343
The Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012
Costs $82.18 per family
H.R. 3674
The PRECISE Act of 2011
Costs $0.25 per family
H.R. 4257
The Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012
Costs $6.18 per family
H.R. 4078
The Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012
Costs $0.00 per family
H.R. 2106
The Syria Freedom Support Act
Costs $0.03 per family
H.R. 2745
To amend the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate implementation of a mulitspecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada
Costs $0.03 per family
H.R. 3140
The Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act
Costs $0.00 per family
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Updated Items
S. 1789
The 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011
Costs $117.51 per family
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