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| Date Sept. 19, 2008 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 19, 2008 Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 17, 2008 SUMMARY This legislation would reauthorize the Economic Development Administration (EDA) through 2013. Assuming appropriation of the specified amounts, CBO estimates that implementing this bill ...
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| Date Sept. 17, 2008 |
Report No. S. 3109 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 17, 2008 S. 3109 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2008 SUMMARY S. 3109 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an electronic manifest system to track the handling of hazardous waste. This legislation would ...
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| Date Sept. 17, 2008 |
Report No. S. 150 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 17, 2008 S. 150 Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2008 S. 150 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), no later than 90 days after the bill’s enactment, to issue a health advisory for perchlorate in drinking ...
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| Date Sept. 17, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 3202 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 17, 2008 H.R. 3202 Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 16, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 3202 would increase the compensation of certain employees of the Foreign Service who serve overseas. CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3202 would cost $1.3 billion over the 2009-2013 ...
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| Date Sept. 17, 2008 |
Report No. S. 1577 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 17, 2008 S. 1577 Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on September 10, 2008 SUMMARY S. 1577 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide funding to states that participate in a program to enforce a requirement that long-term care facilities and providers conduct ...
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| Date Sept. 17, 2008 |
Report No. S. 2994 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 17, 2008 S. 2994 Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2008 SUMMARY S. 2994 would reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conjunction with nonfederal sponsors, to carry out projects aimed at cleaning up certain areas of the Great Lakes where ...
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| Date Sept. 16, 2008 |
Report No. S. 1070 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 16, 2008 S. 1070 Elder Justice Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on September 10, 2008 SUMMARY S. 1070 would amend title XX of the Social Security Act by creating a new subtitle for “Elder Justice.” The bill would authorize funding over the 2009-2013 period for several programs aimed at providing legal protection ...
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| Date Sept. 16, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6899 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Peter R. Orszag, Director September 16, 2008 Honorable Nick J. Rahall II Chairman Committee on Natural Resources U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: Based on a review of H.R. 6899, the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act, as introduced on September 15, 2008, CBO estimates ...
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| Date Sept. 16, 2008 |
Report No. S. 3166 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 16, 2008 S. 3166 A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals who assist aliens who have engaged in genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killings to enter the United States As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 12, 2008 CBO estimates that implementing S. 3166 would have ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2008 |
Report No. S. 3270 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 15, 2008 S. 3270 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 As reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 16, 2008 SUMMARY S. 3270 would specifically authorize the appropriation of $20.6 billion for activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for 2009. ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2008 |
Report No. S. 3038 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Peter R. Orszag, Director September 15, 2008 Honorable Max Baucus Chairman Committee on Finance United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the attached table summarizing the effects on direct spending and revenues of S. 3038, the Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5788 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 15, 2008 H.R. 5788 Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 31, 2008 H.R. 5788 would prohibit airline passengers from using certain communication devices during flights. CBO estimates that enacting this bill would not affect federal spending or ...
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| Date Sept. 15, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6625 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 15, 2008 H.R. 6625 Veteran Voting Support Act As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on July 30, 2008 H.R. 6625 would require the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to allow states to designate VA facilities as voter registration sites and to provide information and assistance to individuals wishing to ...
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| Date Sept. 12, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6633 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 12, 2008 H.R. 6633 Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008 As passed by the House of Representatives on July 31, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 6633 would extend the E-Verify program for five years beyond its current expiration in November of 2008. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) administer this ...
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| Date Sept. 12, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6589 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 12, 2008 H.R. 6589 Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on July 30, 2008 H.R. 6589 would authorize the appropriation of $3.5 million for the law library of the Library of Congress, and would establish a Charles H.W. Meehan program to support the mission of ...
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| Date Sept. 11, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5772 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 11, 2008 H.R. 5772 Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 30, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 5772 would amend the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to make changes to a housing program that provides supportive housing for low-income persons with ...
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| Date Sept. 11, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6842 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 11, 2008 H.R. 6842 National Capital Security and Safety Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 10, 2008 CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6842 would have no effect on the federal budget. H.R. 6842 would require the District of Columbia to revise its firearms laws, as necessary, to ensure they ...
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| Date Sept. 10, 2008 |
Report No. S. 906 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 10, 2008 S. 906 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2008 SUMMARY S. 906 would ban the export of elemental mercury, prohibit federal agencies from selling or distributing mercury, and direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide permanent storage for domestic ...
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| Date Sept. 9, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 1650 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 9, 2008 H.R. 1650 Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 30, 2008 H.R. 1650 would expand the authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prosecute, under the Sherman and Clayton Acts, certain antitrust violations relating to ...
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| Date Sept. 9, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6328 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 9, 2008 H.R. 6328 A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 16, 2008 H.R. 6328 would establish a White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons within the Executive Office of the President. The bill would require the ...
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| Date Sept. 9, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5167 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 9, 2008 H.R. 5167 Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 30, 2008 H.R. 5167 would, under certain conditions, rescind the President’s authority to exempt Iraq from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts in cases related to acts of terrorism, hostage-taking, or torture. CBO ...
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| Date Sept. 8, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 3999 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 8, 2008 H.R. 3999 National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2008 As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 25, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 3999 would expand the national program to inspect bridges and authorize appropriations for replacing and rehabilitating highway bridges. The act also would require the Department of ...
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| Date Sept. 8, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5244 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 8, 2008 H.R. 5244 Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on July 31, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 5244 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to restrict a number of billing practices applied to consumer credit cards, including those related to changes in interest rates and calculations ...
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| Date Sept. 8, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 840 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 8, 2008 H.R. 840 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on July 31, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 840 would reauthorize the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act for four years and consolidate the act's separate competitive grant programs for assistance to ...
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| Date Sept. 8, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 4926 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 8, 2008 H.R. 4926 Josh Miller HEARTS Act As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 9, 2008 H.R. 4926 would authorize the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 for grants to local education agencies (LEAs) to purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and to provide training ...
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| Date Sept. 8, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6493 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 8, 2008 H.R. 6493 Aviation Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 As passed by the House of Representatives on July 22, 2008 H.R. 6493 would establish the Whistleblower Investigation Office within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to respond to concerns about the agency’s safety programs, such as activities related to the inspection of aircraft. ...
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| Date Sept. 5, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6357 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 5, 2008 H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 23, 2008 SUMMARY On April 27, 2004, the President issued Executive Order 13335, which established within the Office of the Secretary of Health and ...
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| Date Sept. 5, 2008 |
Report No. S. 2967 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 5, 2008 S. 2967 A bill to provide for certain federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate restaurants after operations of the Senate restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for other purposes As cleared by the Congress on July 10, 2008, and signed by the President on July 17, ...
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| Date Sept. 5, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 998 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 5, 2008 H.R. 998 Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on July 30, 2008 H.R. 998 would direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to establish an oral history project to survey, solicit, reproduce, and collect audio and video recordings of ...
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| Date Sept. 5, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6323 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 5, 2008 H.R. 6323 Heavy-Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on July 17, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 6323 would direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to promote research and development of technologies to improve the efficiency and ...
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| Date Sept. 4, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6064 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 4, 2008 H.R. 6064 National Silver Alert Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 30, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 6064 would direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a national communications network to assist efforts to locate missing senior citizens. The bill would authorize the appropriation of $10 million ...
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| Date Sept. 3, 2008 |
Report No. Updated Estimate of H.R. 3963 |
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Preliminary CBO Estimate of the Effects on Direct Spending and Revenues of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 2008 Update Based on update of H.R. 3963 as passed, updated per staff request for the 2009-2018 budget window and for enacted provisions. Figures are outlays, by fiscal year, in billions of dollars. Costs or savings of less than $50 million are shown with an ...
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| Date Sept. 2, 2008 |
Report No. S. 1924 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 2, 2008 S. 1924 Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, 2008 SUMMARY S. 1924 would expand eligibility for federal firefighters with certain diseases and conditions to receive medical, wage replacement, and death benefits under the Federal ...
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| Date Sept. 2, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6126 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 2, 2008 H.R. 6126 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 30, 2008 H.R. 6126 would make certain pre-dispute arbitration agreements between the operators of long-term care facilities and their residents invalid or unenforceable. In a pre-dispute arbitration agreement, the ...
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| Date Sept. 2, 2008 |
Report No. S. 2549 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 2, 2008 S. 2549 Environmental Justice Renewal Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2008 SUMMARY S. 2549 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an Interagency Working Group to advise federal agencies about how to best minimize any disproportionately high and ...
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| Date Sept. 2, 2008 |
Report No. S. 642 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 29, 2008 S. 642 Environmental Justice Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2008 S. 642 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fully implement certain recommendations made by EPA’s Inspector General and the Comptroller General of the United States in various reports. ...
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| Date Aug. 29, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6308 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 29, 2008 H.R. 6308 Municipal Bond Fairness Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on July 30, 2008 H.R. 6308 would amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require bond rating agencies to rate municipal bonds using the same rating scale as corporate bonds. The ...
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| Date Aug. 29, 2008 |
Report No. S. 1911 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 29, 2008 S. 1911 Toxic Chemical Exposure Reduction Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2008 S. 1911 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a health advisory for trichloroethylene (TCE) in drinking water that fully protects susceptible populations, including ...
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| Date Aug. 28, 2008 |
Report No. S. 24 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 28, 2008 S. 24 Perchlorate Monitoring and Right-to-Know Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2008 S. 24 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), no later than 90 days after the bill’s enactment, to issue a health advisory for perchlorate in drinking water that fully ...
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| Date Aug. 28, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6545 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 27, 2008 H.R. 6545 National Energy Security Intelligence Act of 2008 As passed by the House of Representatives on July 23, 2008 H.R. 6545 would require the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a national intelligence assessment on several energy related national security issues. According to the Office of the Director of National ...
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| Date Aug. 27, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6630 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 27, 2008 H.R. 6630 A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and ...
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| Date Aug. 27, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6475 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 27, 2008 H.R. 6475 Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on July 30, 2008 H.R. 6475 would direct the House of Representatives and the Senate to hire a total of 12 lawschool graduates as clerks for one-year terms beginning within three months of their graduations. The clerks ...
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| Date Aug. 26, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6370 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 26, 2008 H.R. 6370 Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 31, 2008 H.R. 6370 would require the U.S. Coast Guard to transfer to the Department of the Interior (DOI) about 24 acres of federal land in Coos County, Oregon. The land is home to the Cape Arago Light ...
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| Date Aug. 25, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6627 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 25, 2008 H.R. 6627 Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 31, 2008 H.R. 6627 would authorize the appropriation of $41 million for laboratory and support space at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland, and $14 ...
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| Date Aug. 25, 2008 |
Report No. S.J. Res. 35 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 25, 2008 S.J.Res. 35 A bill to amend Public Law 108-331 to provide for the construction and related activities in support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project in Arizona As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 31, 2008 S.J. Res. 35 would authorize the board ...
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| Date Aug. 22, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 6474 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 22, 2008 H.R. 6474 A bill to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to carry out a series of demonstration projects to promote the use of innovative technologies in reducing energy consumption and promoting energy efficiency and cost savings in the House of Representatives As ordered reported by the Committee on ...
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| Date Aug. 21, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 263 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 21, 2008 H.R. 263 Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 26, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 263 would authorize the appropriation of $5 million for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010 for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make grants to institutions of higher education to ...
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| Date Aug. 20, 2008 |
Report No. S. 3341 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 20, 2008 S. 3341 Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 30, 2008 S. 3341 would permanently reauthorize and amend the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-107). The legislation would ...
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| Date Aug. 19, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 404 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 19, 2008 H.R. 404 Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 30, 2008 H.R. 404 would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish customer service standards for federal agencies. Agencies would be required to meet those ...
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| Date Aug. 19, 2008 |
Report No. S. 1933 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 19, 2008 S. 1933 Small Community Drinking Water Funding Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2008 SUMMARY S. 1933 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Small Public Water System Assistance Program. This legislation would authorize the appropriation of $750 ...
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