WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 DC-WashingtonWatch
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This is the
WashingtonWatch.com federal legislative update for the week of August 18,
2008.
Congress continues its August recess and will not return to Washington for
several weeks. When it returns in September, there will be just three weeks
until the beginning of the 2009 fiscal year October 1st. As yet, not a single
FY 2009 spending bill has passed both houses. You can follow the FY 2009
budget and spending process on this page:
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/articles/show/32.html
The president signed several bills into law over the past week. Public Law
110-315, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 amends and
extends the Higher Education Act of 1965. Its implementation will cost the
average U.S. family over $1,200.
P.L. 110-315
The College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007
Costs $1,209.34 per family
What People Think: 34% For, 66% Against
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-315.html
Public Law 110-314 is the Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act. The
law establishes consumer product safety standards and other safety
requirements for children's products, and it continues the operations of the
Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The cost of implementing the law is just under thirty cents per U.S.
family.
P.L. 110-314
The Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act
Costs $0.29 per family
What People Think: 48% For, 52% Against
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-314.html
The Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008 (Public Law 110-316) revises
and extends the animal drug user fee program in the Food and Drug
Administration. The program allows FDA to charge animal drug manufacturers for
its reviews of their products.
The cost of implementing the law will be a little over $1.50 per average
U.S. family.
P.L. 110-316
The Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008
Costs $1.66 per family
What People Think: 38% For, 62% Against
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-316.html
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On the WashingtonWatch.com Blog: At last, talk of making airline security
rational and sensible!
http://tinyurl.com/5amvf3
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Displayed below are new, updated, and passed items with their cost or
savings per family.
New Items
S. 2969
The Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008
Costs $60.67 per family
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2969.html
H.R. 6460
The Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008
Costs $5.46 per family
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6460.html
S. 199
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1996 to modify the
grant program to improve sanitation in rural and Native villages in the State
of Alaska
Costs $0.76 per family
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_199.html
Passed Items
P.L. 110-301
The Libyan Claims Resolution Act
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-301.html
P.L. 110-312
The United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2008
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-312.html
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
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_PL_110-313.html
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