H.R.2642 - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. view all titles (11)

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  • Short: Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act as enacted.
  • Short: Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Government Funding Transparency Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008 as reported to house.
  • Official: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 as passed senate.
  • Short: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 as enacted.

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07/25/08
Don Young Betrays Taxpayers

Don Young (R-Alaska) violated the solemn oath he took to his constituents by voting for HR 2642, the Blue Dog Tax Hike. This income tax hike is a clear ...

Source: FOXBusiness
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07/25/08
Extended unemployment benefits available

As a result of President Bush’s June 30 signing of the Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 2642), which includes the Emergency Unemployment Compensation ...

Source: Clanton Advertiser, AL
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07/24/08
Don Young Betrays Taxpayers

Don Young (R-Alaska) violated the solemn oath he took to his constituents by voting for HR 2642, the Blue Dog Tax Hike. This income tax hike is a clear ...

Source: MarketWatch
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07/21/08
McCain, Obama and Bush on Iraq

... voted to continue funding the illegal occupation in Iraq [including with HR 2642, passed by the US Senate on June 26; John McCain did not vote].

Source: The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR
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07/16/08
Children’s advocates says state’s tax system unfair

The bill, HR 2642, included a moratoria on the regulations that will allow many of the state’s children and their families continue to receive the same ...

Source: Helena Daily World, AR
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07/09/08
Initial unemployment claims continue to rise

The president signed into law HR 2642, the supplemental appropriations bill that provides up to 13 weeks of extended unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. ...

Source: Effingham Herald, GA
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07/08/08
Federal Legislation Extends Unemployment Benefits

The EUC Bill (HR 2642) was passed by the US Congress and signed by President Bush on June 30, 2008. Individuals should contact the WORKFORCE West Virginia ...

Source: HNN Huntingtonnews.net,  USA
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07/07/08
Medicaid rules implementation delayed again by new law

On June 30, 2008, President Bush signed HR 2642, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008. The legislation extends until April 1, 2009, the moratoria ...

Source: CCH
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07/03/08
Nevadans to receive extended unemployment benefits under federal ...

... federally funded extension of unemployment benefits approved by Congress last week as a component of HR 2642, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008. ...

Source: Reno Gazette Journal, NV
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07/03/08
Veterans' Roll Call

The President has signed HR 2642, the "Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008" to fund the ongoing war against terrorism. The bill includes a new, ...

Source: St. George Daily Spectrum, UT
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07/02/08
Mass. extends jobless benefits

(The measure – the US Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, 2008 HR 2642 – also allots money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the expansion of ...

Source: Providence Business News, RI
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07/02/08
Bush Signs Bill Granting FDA $150 Million

Washington, DC (June 30)—President Bush signed HR 2642, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, which provides $150 million to the US Food and Drug ...

Source: Pharmaceutical Technology Magazine, NJ
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07/02/08
Reid Rebuffs GOP Leaders’ Plea for Renewal of Tax Breaks Without ...

The Republicans noted that Congress just cleared a supplemental war spending bill (HR 2642) that created an expensive new veterans’ education benefit and ...

Source: Helicopter Association International, VA
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07/01/08
'04 candidate still paying for loss

HR 2642 does lots of things -- and for many Michiganders, the most important aspect of the bill signed into law this week was an extension of unemployment ...

Source: Detroit Free Press, United States
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07/01/08
Congress Passes Bill Blocking Reductions in Medicaid Matching Funds

The supplemental spending bill, HR 2642, (at the THOMAS Web site, type "HR 2642" in the search box after selecting "Bill Number") primarily provides funding ...

Source: AAFP News Now
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06/30/08
Regulatory Attacks on Medicaid Halted

(HR 2642; see section 7001 for the moratoria.) The Bush administration had finalized, or was preparing to finalize, the regulations in an effort to cut ...

Source: OMB Watch
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06/30/08
Bush signs $162 billion war bill while US schools are closing for ...

... following his signature of HR 2642, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, which provides for $162 billion in military spending. ...

Source: AXcess News, NV
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06/30/08
Bush Endorses NK Aid

The US help for the North is part of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, called ``HR 2642,'' which promises an additional budget spending of $162 ...

Source: 코리아타임즈, South Korea
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06/30/08
2008 Supplemental With Extra $150 Million for FDA Is Sent to White ...

Already cleared by the House, HR 2642 permits the agency to spend the money through Sept. 30, 2009. The amount is a little more than half the $275 million ...

Source: FDA news (subscription), VA
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06/30/08
President Bush Signs War Supplemental Spending Bill That Blocks ...

President Bush on Monday signed into law a supplemental war appropriations bill (HR 2642) with a provision that will delay for one year six new Medicaid ...

Source: Kaiser network.org, DC
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06/29/08
Senate Approves Supplemental War Appropriations Bill With Medicaid ...

The Senate on Thursday voted 92-6 to approve a $257.5 billion supplemental war appropriations bill (HR 2642) with a provision that would delay for one year ...

Source: Medical News Today (press release), UK
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06/29/08
Today In Washington

President Bush makes a statement after signing HR 2642, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 (White House, 9:50 am) and attends the White House Tee ...

Source: National Journal, DC
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06/29/08
President Bush Signs HR 2642, the Supplemental Appropriations Act ...

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. A few moments ago I signed legislation that funds our troops who are in harm's way. Our nation has no greater responsibility ...

Source: Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC
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06/29/08
War Spending Passes (+ unemployment, veterans aid, and flood ...

HR 2642, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, also includes spending to extend unemployment benefits, for college aid to veterans, and to aid victims ...

Source: Earthtimes (press release), UK
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06/28/08
How Texans voted in Congress

War funding, GI Bill: Passed, 92-6, a bill (HR 2642) that would appropriate $162.5 billion to pay Iraq-Afghanistan war costs well into 2009. ...

Source: Houston Chronicle, United States
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06/26/08
Bill With Medicaid Provisions Advances to President Bush

The Senate on Thursday voted 92-6 to approve a $257.5 billion supplemental war appropriations bill (HR 2642) with a provision that would delay for one year ...

Source: California Healthline, CA
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06/26/08
Military Update: Webb GI Bill for post-9/11 forces sails to enactment

Approved as part of a wartime budget supplemental (HR 2642), the Webb's plan is a far richer benefit than the Montgomery GI Bill, but MGIB benefits also ...

Source: Coalinga Record, CA
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06/26/08
Senate Approves Supplemental War Appropriations Bill With Medicaid ...

The Senate on Thursday voted 92-6 to approve a $257.5 billion supplemental war appropriations bill (HR 2642) with a provision that would delay for one year ...

Source: Kaiser network.org, DC
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06/26/08
Senate passes war funding, new GI Bill

While there had been many warnings over several months of work on the measure of a possible presidential veto of HR 2642 for a variety of reasons, ...

Source: AirForceTimes.com, VA
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06/26/08
Congress OK's Sen. Webb's GI Bill expansion

The Bush administration endorsed the bill (HR 2642) last week after being assured service members could transfer their education benefits to spouses or ...

Source: Richmond Times Dispatch, VA
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