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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for S.3406 ADA Amendments Act of 2008</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/52276</id>
  <entry>
    <title>National Council on Disability Monthly Bulletin for September, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/national-council-disability-monthly-bulletin/story.aspx?guid=%7BBCF92B59-14F2-459F-908C-DA50954CBE3C%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-20:/commentary/3065609</id>
    <updated>2008-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MarketWatch</name>
    </author>
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On September 25, President George W. Bush signed into law the historic Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) of 2008 (S. 3406). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/national-council-disability-monthly-bulletin/story.aspx?guid=%7BBCF92B59-14F2-459F-908C-DA50954CBE3C%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress Expands Scope Of Federal Disability Discrimination Law</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/commentary/3041280</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mondaq News Alerts (subscription),&amp;nbsp;UK</name>
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The bill (S. 3406) was approved by the US House of Representatives on September 17, 2008, after receiving unanimous approval in the Senate the previous week ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=67412&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The ADA Amendments Act Of 2008 Expands The Protections Of The ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/commentary/3005575</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mondaq News Alerts (subscription),&amp;nbsp;UK</name>
    </author>
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President Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (S. 3406) into law on September 25, 2008. The bill was passed by the US Senate with unanimous consent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=67414&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Proskauer Rose Continues International Expansion With Two Offices ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com/current.php?artType=view&amp;amp;artMonth=October&amp;amp;artYear=2008&amp;amp;EntryNo=8899" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/2936825</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Metropolitan Coporate Counsel,&amp;nbsp;NJ</name>
    </author>
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On September 17, 2008, the US House of Representatives approved the Senate's version (S. 3406) of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com/current.php?artType=view&amp;amp;artMonth=October&amp;amp;artYear=2008&amp;amp;EntryNo=8899&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ADA Amendment Means Increased Burdens for Employers</title>
    <link href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ada-amendment-means-increased-burdens/story.aspx?guid=%7BC6AF03A0-6D23-4C43-A30D-2BBD08648542%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/2936824</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MarketWatch</name>
    </author>
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OLD SAYBROOK, Conn., Sep 30, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Last Thursday, President George W. Bush signed into law a measure (S. 3406) that significantly amends ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ada-amendment-means-increased-burdens/story.aspx?guid=%7BC6AF03A0-6D23-4C43-A30D-2BBD08648542%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>President Bush Signs ADA Changes into Law</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2900363</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HR.BLR.com</name>
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While the legislation (S.3406) maintains the definition of a disability as one involving a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hr.blr.com/news.aspx?id=78926&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pelosi: ADA Reaffirms Our Commitment to Eliminate Discrimination ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/pelosi-ada-reaffirms-our-commitment/story.aspx?guid=%7B80E47574-E62E-4A4B-9F32-0D6A3FC6174E%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-16:/commentary/2938357</id>
    <updated>2008-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MarketWatch</name>
    </author>
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... via COMTEX/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the bipartisan Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Amendments Act, S. 3406, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/pelosi-ada-reaffirms-our-commitment/story.aspx?guid=%7B80E47574-E62E-4A4B-9F32-0D6A3FC6174E%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NAM commends Senate for passage of ADA Amendments Act.</title>
    <link href="http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/549291" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/commentary/2845166</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ThomasNet Industrial News Room,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
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WASHINGTON, DC, Sept 11, 2008 - The National Association  of Manufacturers (NAM) today called Senate passage of the ADA Amendments Act (S. 3406), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/549291&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Your views</title>
    <link href="http://www.al.com/opinion/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1221556523227300.xml&amp;amp;coll=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/commentary/2845165</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Huntsville Times - al.com,&amp;nbsp;AL</name>
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Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby supporting and co-sponsoring S. 3406, the ADA Amendments Act. This critical legislation, if enacted, will correct this ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.al.com/opinion/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1221556523227300.xml&amp;amp;coll=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Passes Bill to Expand Workplace Protections for Disabled</title>
    <link href="http://www.abajournal.com/news/senate_passes_bill_to_expand_workplace_protections_for_disabled/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/commentary/2838338</id>
    <updated>2008-09-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ABA Journal,&amp;nbsp;IL</name>
    </author>
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The bill, S. 3406, provides that a person may be disabled even though measures such as medication, prosthetics and assistive technology are used to mitigate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abajournal.com/news/senate_passes_bill_to_expand_workplace_protections_for_disabled/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Passes Bill to Update Disabilities Law</title>
    <link href="http://chronicle.com/news/article/5131/senate-passes-bill-to-update-disabilities-law" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-10:/commentary/2838336</id>
    <updated>2008-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)</name>
    </author>
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The bill (S. 3406,) which was introduced last month, had accumulated 70 cosponsors. It passed today by a voice vote with no amendments. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chronicle.com/news/article/5131/senate-passes-bill-to-update-disabilities-law&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Passes the Americans With Disabilities Amendments Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/american-diabetes-association-lauds-us/story.aspx?guid=%7B03F74C11-6528-434B-815E-11E8BFE7256A%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-10:/commentary/2838335</id>
    <updated>2008-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MarketWatch</name>
    </author>
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&quot;We applaud the US Senate for passing S. 3406, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act and we appreciate and recognize the leadership of Senators ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/american-diabetes-association-lauds-us/story.aspx?guid=%7B03F74C11-6528-434B-815E-11E8BFE7256A%7D&amp;amp;dist=hppr&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Protect people with disabilities</title>
    <link href="http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20080910/NEWS/809100295/-1/2008HSPREVIEW&amp;amp;title=Protect_people_with_disabilities" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-09:/commentary/2838337</id>
    <updated>2008-09-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tuscaloosa News (subscription),&amp;nbsp;AL</name>
    </author>
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Sessions and Shelby for S. 3406, the ADA Amendments Act and their co-sponsoring this critical legislation that, if enacted will correct this injustice and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20080910/NEWS/809100295/-1/2008HSPREVIEW&amp;amp;title=Protect_people_with_disabilities&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NCD Bulletin: A Monthly Newsletter from the National Council on ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;amp;STORY=/www/story/09-09-2008/0004881934&amp;amp;EDATE=" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-08:/commentary/2838339</id>
    <updated>2008-09-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PR Newswire (press release),&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
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ADA Amendments Act Update On July 31, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced the ADA Amendments Act (S. 3406). As of this writing,  there are 71 cosponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;amp;STORY=/www/story/09-09-2008/0004881934&amp;amp;EDATE=&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Senate's ADA Amendments Act: Only Half Bad</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/LegalIssues/wm2028.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-17:/commentary/2783048</id>
    <updated>2008-08-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Heritage.org,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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Yet, toward the top of Congress's agenda for the year is the ADA [Americans with Disabilities Act] Amendments Act (S. 3406), a version of which has already ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/Research/LegalIssues/wm2028.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ADA Debate Moves To Senate</title>
    <link href="http://www.mainstreetbusinessjournal.com/articleview.php?articlesid=3438" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-05:/commentary/2783049</id>
    <updated>2008-08-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Main Street Business Journal,&amp;nbsp;UT</name>
    </author>
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Sticking to more traditional ADA analysis on at least some points, the proposed Senate bill (S. 3406) defines &quot;substantially limits&quot; as an impairment that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mainstreetbusinessjournal.com/articleview.php?articlesid=3438&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Introduces ADA Amendments Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.civilrights.org/library/features/011-adaaa-senate.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-04:/commentary/2783050</id>
    <updated>2008-08-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Civilrights.org,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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A large, bipartisan group of senators signed on as co-sponsors of the ADA Amendments Act (S.3406) which was introduced August 1. The  bill will strengthen ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.civilrights.org/library/features/011-adaaa-senate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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