WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Agriculture

S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $773.16

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 2842, The Aging Water Infrastructure and Maintenance Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.81

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2842 would require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out annual inspections of canals, levees, tunnels, dikes, pumping plants, dams, and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary....

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S. 1007, The United States-Brazil Energy Cooperation Pact of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.56

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1007 would direct the Secretary of State to work with the Government of Brazil and other foreign governments to develop partnerships that will strengthen diplomatic relations and energy security by accelerating the development of biofuels production, research, and infrastructure to alleviate poverty, create jobs, and increase income, while improving energy security and protecting the environment....

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S. 2805, The Rio Grande Pueblos Irrigation Infrastructure Improvement Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.22

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2805 would direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to assess the irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in the State of New Mexico and provide grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the Rio Grande Pueblos to repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastructure....

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H.R. 813, The Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.28

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 813 would amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project....

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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 - Cost per Average Family: $0.23

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2614 would 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....

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H.R. 1803, The San Diego Water Storage and Efficiency Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.03

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1803 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study to design and construct a four reservoir intertie system for the purposes of improving the water storage opportunities, water supply reliability, and water yield of San Vicente, El Capitan, Murray, and Loveland Reservoirs in San Diego County, California in consultation and cooperation with the City of San Diego and the Sweetwater Authority....

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P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1424 would amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans....

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P.L. 110-329, The Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $8032.37

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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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 - Cost per Average Family: $0.60

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 29 would 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....

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H.R. 1737, The City of Oxnard Water Recycling and Desalination Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.13

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1737 would amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in the area of Oxnard, California....

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S. 3088, The Oregon Badlands Wilderness Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3088 would designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness....

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H.R. 6604, The Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.71

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6604 would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets....

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S. 3654, The Research, Hazard Intervention, and National Outreach for Healthier Homes Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3654 would improve research on health hazards in housing, it would enhance the capacity of programs to reduce such hazards, and it would require outreach....

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S. 3653, The Dairy COOL Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3653 would amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products....

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S. 2875, The Gray Wolf Livestock Loss Mitigation Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.04

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2875 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide grants to designated States and tribes to carry out programs to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to predation by gray wolves and other predator species or to compensate landowners for livestock loss due to predation....

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S. 3617, The Water Infrastructure Financing Act

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3617 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States....

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S. 3604, The Economic Recovery Act, 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3604 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 3500, The Water Infrastructure Financing Act - Cost per Average Family: $258.28

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3500 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in the United States....

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S. 3577, The Prevent Excessive Speculation Act

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3577 would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities....

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S. 3588, The Healthy Food for Healthy Lives Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3588 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to hospitals and other nonprofit inpatient healthcare institutions, Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and other social service programs for the acquisition of local nutritious agricultural products....

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S. 2255, The Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail Studies Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2255 would amend the National Trails System Act to provide for studies of the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail to determine whether to add the trails to the National Trails System....

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S. 3565, The Air and Health Quality Empowerment Zone Designation Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3565 would address the health and economic development impacts of nonattainment of federally mandated air quality standards in the San Joaquin Valley, California, by designating air quality empowerment zones....

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H.R. 31, The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.07

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 31 would amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wildomar Service Area Recycled Water Distribution Facilities and Alberhill Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Facility Projects....

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S. 2354, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2354 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 4 parcels of land from the Bureau of Land Management to the city of Twin Falls, Idaho....

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