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<title>H.R. 6166, The Solid Waste Interstate Transportation Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6166.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6166 would impose certain limitations on the receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511216.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511216.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 6077, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit local jurisdictions within a State to conduct early voting in elections for Federal office held in such jurisdictions, and for other purposes</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6077.html</link>
<description> H.R. 6077 would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit local jurisdictions within a State to conduct early voting in elections for Federal office held in such jurisdictions....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200511085.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200511085.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5866, The Streamlining America's Various Energy Needs Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5866.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5866 would expedite the increased supply and availability of energy to our Nation....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200510722.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200510722.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 2123, The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2123.html</link>
<description> S. 2123 would provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200507614.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200507614.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 980, The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.42</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_980.html</link>
<description> H.R. 980 would provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503037.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503037.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>P.L. 110-250, A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capitol Region - Cost per Average Family: $0.00</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-250.html</link>
<description> S. 1245 would reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capitol Region....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504953.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504953.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1950, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit local public agencies to act as Medicaid enrollment brokers</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1950.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1950 would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit local public agencies to act as Medicaid enrollment brokers....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504729.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504729.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 720, The Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $83.46</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_720.html</link>
<description> H.R. 720 would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502635.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502635.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1169, The Student Achievement and Successful Schools Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1169.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1169 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify Federal requirements under such Act....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503358.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503358.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 608, The Risk-Based Homeland Security Grants Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_608.html</link>
<description> S. 608 would improve the allocation of grants through the Department of Homeland Security....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503249.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503249.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 854, The City Youth Violence Recovery Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_854.html</link>
<description> H.R. 854 would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate the effects of youth violence in eligible urban communities by providing violence-prevention education, mentoring, counseling, and mental health services to children and adolescents in such communities....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502848.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502848.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 506, The Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_506.html</link>
<description> H.R. 506 would provide for innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502281.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502281.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 325, The Health Partnership Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_325.html</link>
<description> S. 325 would provide for innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502337.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502337.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 328, The Ensuring Implementation of the 9/11 Commission Report Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_328.html</link>
<description> S. 328 would ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502340.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502340.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 492, The District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_492.html</link>
<description> H.R. 492 would restore the Federal electoral rights of the residents of the District of Columbia....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502231.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502231.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 274, The Solid Waste Interstate Transportation Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_274.html</link>
<description> H.R. 274 would impose certain limitations on the receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501687.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501687.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 70, The State Waste Empowerment and Enforcement Provision Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_70.html</link>
<description> H.R. 70 would authorize States to regulate the receipt and disposal of out-of-State municipal solid waste....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501307.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501307.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 130, The Smarter Funding for All of America's Homeland Security Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_130.html</link>
<description> H.R. 130 would authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to first responders....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501365.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501365.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>S. 360, The Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $6.19</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_360.html</link>
<description> S. 360 would amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), which governs federal and state environmental management of coastal areas. The bill would authorize appropriations for grants to state and local governments and other coastal zone management programs administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500207.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500207.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2123, The Independent Restaurant Appreciation Act - Cost per Average Family: $316.47</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_2123.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2123 would reauthorize the Head Start program through 2011. The program was authorized through 2003 by the Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-285) and has since been extended through annual appropriation acts....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500120.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500120.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1817, The Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $348.63</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_1817.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1817 would authorize the appropriation of funds for fiscal year 2006 to fund the major operations of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500091.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500091.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 21, The Homeland Security Grant Enhancement Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.15</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_SN_21.html</link>
<description> S. 21 would authorize the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to change the criteria used to distribute funding for three existing first-responder grant programs established after September 11, 2001&amp;iquest;the State Homeland Security, the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention, and the Urban Area Security Initiative grant programs. Under the bill, these three grant programs would be governed by the provisions of a new initiative known as the Threat-Based Homeland Security Gr...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500077.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500077.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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