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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.5712 Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act</title>
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  <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Senator McCaskill Praises Bush Administration Move to Close ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>All American Patriots (press release),&amp;nbsp;Sweden</name>
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In the House of Representatives, Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) expressed his concerns over the policy and had won House passage of  legislation, HR 5712, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/48747728_senator-mccaskill-praises-bush-administration-move&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lawmakers aim legislative volley at contractors</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/commentary/2198574</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Washington Technology,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
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HR 5712 &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act, which would close an exemption in the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Approved by the House April 23.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_08/32773-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House passes three contracting bills</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/commentary/2090394</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>GovExec.com,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
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The House also passed the 2007 Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act (HR 5712). The legislation is meant to reverse the exclusion of companies working on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0408/042308e1.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Editorial: Require contractors to report overseas fraud</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2094769</id>
    <updated>2008-04-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>BurlingtonFreePress.com,&amp;nbsp;VT</name>
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Welch has introduced legislation, HR 5712, &amp;quot;Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act,&amp;quot; requiring all contractors regardless of where the work is performed to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080416/OPINION/804160303/1006&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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