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P.L. 110-314, The Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.30

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4040 would establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission....

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P.L. 110-315, The College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1211.35

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4137 would amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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P.L. 110-316, The Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.66

Thu, 14 Aug 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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P.L. 110-312, The United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2008

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3294 would provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United States Parole Commission....

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P.L. 110-313, A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3295 would amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges....

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P.L. 110-301, The Libyan Claims Resolution Act

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3370 would resolve pending claims against Libya by United States nationals....

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P.L. 110-297, The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians Settlement Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.19

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4841 would approve, ratify, and confirm the settlement agreement entered into to resolve claims by the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians relating to alleged interences with the water resources of the Tribe, and it would authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and perform the Settlement Agreement and related waivers....

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P.L. 110-298, The Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2565 would establish an awards mechanism to honor exceptional acts of bravery in the line of duty by Federal law enforcement officers....

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P.L. 110-299, A bill to clarify the circumstances during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from certain vessels, and to require the Administrator to conduct a study of discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3298 would clarify the circumstances during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from certain vessels, and it would require the Administrator to conduct a study of discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels....

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P.L. 110-300, A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3352 would temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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P.L. 110-294, A bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012 - Cost per Average Family: $19.87

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 231 would authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012....

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P.L. 110-291, The Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.02

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3985 would amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to register a person providing transportation by an over-the-road bus as a motor carrier of passengers only if the person is willing and able to comply with certain accessibility requirements in addition to other existing requirements....

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P.L. 110-295, A bill to make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2607 would make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005....

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P.L. 110-293, The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $298.19

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5501 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria....

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P.L. 110-296, The Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3218 would extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks....

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P.L. 110-285, The Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.02

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1553 would amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to the current treatments and information regarding pediatric cancers, establish a population-based national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancers....

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P.L. 110-289, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $484.16

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3221 would provide needed housing reform....

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P.L. 110-290, The Regulatory Improvement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.10

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3564 would amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Administrative Conference of the United States through fiscal year 2011....

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P.L. 110-286, The Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.26

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3890 would amend the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to waive the requirement for annual renewal resolutions relating to import sanctions, impose import sanctions on Burmese gemstones, expand the number of individuals against whom the visa ban is applicable, and expand the blocking of assets and other prohibited activities....

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P.L. 110-288, The Clean Boating Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2766 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel....

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P.L. 110-287, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 - Savings per Average Family: $0.03

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.J. Res. 93 would approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003....

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Fiscal Year 2009 Congressional Budget and Spending

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

This page contains information on the the congressional budget and spending process for Fiscal Year 2009, which begins October 1, 2008.

As annual spending bills are introduced, we will list them and their costs here (costs are based on current interest rates and population figures on the date the figures were added).

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P.L. 110-283, The 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3403 would promote and enhance public safety by facilitating the rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encouraging the nation's transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network, and improving 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities....

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P.L. 110-280, The Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.17

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 802 would amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI....

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P.L. 110-281, The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendment of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3891 would amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to increase the number of Directors on the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation....

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