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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.626 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009</title>
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  <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/54396</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate climate favors paid parental leave bill, supporters say</title>
    <link href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42913&amp;amp;dcn=todaysnews" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5227728</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GovExec.com</name>
    </author>
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The House last week passed the 2009 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (HR 626), which would guarantee federal employees at least four weeks of paid ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42913&amp;amp;dcn=todaysnews&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House OKs more worker benefits</title>
    <link href="http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090608/NEWS06/306089954/-1/NEIGHBORS" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5211517</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GoErie.com</name>
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By THOMAS VOTING REPORTS Voting 258 for and 154 against, the House on June 4 passed a bill (HR 626) providing federal employees with additional benefits ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090608/NEWS06/306089954/-1/NEIGHBORS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/x-4079-SF-Sexual-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d8-The-House-clears-bill-allowing-paid-parental-leave-examining-the-health-benefits" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-06:/commentary/5211516</id>
    <updated>2009-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Philadelphia Inquirer</name>
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Voting 258-154, the House passed a bill (HR 626) providing federal employees with additional benefits under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The bill would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/x-4079-SF-Sexual-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d8-The-House-clears-bill-allowing-paid-parental-leave-examining-the-health-benefits&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Issa: Dems Pass on Cost of $1 Billion New Benefit for Federal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/105165" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-06:/commentary/5207076</id>
    <updated>2009-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Chronicle</name>
    </author>
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... following statement expressing disappointment that the House of Representatives&#194;&#180; voted to a reject Republican proposal to HR 626 that would have allowed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/105165&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HOW THEY VOTED</title>
    <link href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090607/ARTICLE/906071039/-1/NEWSSITEMAP" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-06:/commentary/5198026</id>
    <updated>2009-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sarasota Herald-Tribune</name>
    </author>
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A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 626) that would grant federal civil servants four to eight weeks of leave with pay to care for a newly born, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090607/ARTICLE/906071039/-1/NEWSSITEMAP&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Area Votes in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20090607_Area_Votes_in_Congress.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-06:/commentary/5198025</id>
    <updated>2009-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Philadelphia Inquirer</name>
    </author>
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Voting 258-154, the House passed a bill (HR 626) providing federal employees with additional benefits under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The bill would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20090607_Area_Votes_in_Congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/04/AR2009060404455.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5183865</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PR Newswire (press release)</name>
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WASHINGTON, June 4 /prnewswire/ -- Federally Employed Women (FEW) salutes the House of Representatives for passing this evening HR 626, the Paid Parental ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/04/AR2009060404455.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pelosi Statement on the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/pelosi-statement-federal-employees-paid-parental-leave-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5179073</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FOXBusiness</name>
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WASHINGTON, June 4, 2009 /prnewswire-usnewswire via COMTEX/ ----Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on HR 626, the Federal Employees ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/pelosi-statement-federal-employees-paid-parental-leave-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CFA Vote Alert: Oppose the &quot;Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave ...</title>
    <link href="http://atr.org/cfa-vote-alert-oppose-federal-employees-a3340" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5179072</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Tax Reform</name>
    </author>
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The Center for Fiscal Accountability has sent an alert to members urging them to oppose HR 626, which would extend four weeks of paid leave to government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://atr.org/cfa-vote-alert-oppose-federal-employees-a3340&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today on the Hill</title>
    <link href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/06/today_on_the_hill_88.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5179071</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Post Blogs</name>
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Floor debate today includes that of HR 2200, the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009, and HR 626, the Federal Employees Paid ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/06/today_on_the_hill_88.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Meets At... 10:00 am: Legislative Business</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/story/2009/6/4/1071/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5179070</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters</name>
    </author>
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Jackson-Lee - Homeland Security) (Subject to a Rule) HR 626 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009 (Rep. Maloney &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Oversight and Government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/story/2009/6/4/1071/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Taxpayers on the Hook for New Government Benefit?</title>
    <link href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32141" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5179069</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Human Events</name>
    </author>
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HR 626 sends the wrong message at the wrong time to American taxpayers and job-hunters reeling from a disastrous economic freefall. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32141&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title></title>
    <link href="http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/06/oleary_feppla.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5179068</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PR Newswire (press release)</name>
    </author>
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WASHINGTON, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Federally Employed Women (FEW) salutes the House of Representatives for passing this evening HR 626, the Paid Parental ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/06/oleary_feppla.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>On Tuesday, the House will meet at 2:00 pm for legislative ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/story/2009/5/30/1053/-This-Week-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-31:/commentary/5179075</id>
    <updated>2009-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters</name>
    </author>
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Jackson-Lee - Homeland Security) (Subject to a Rule) HR 626 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009 (Rep. Maloney &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Oversight and Government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/story/2009/5/30/1053/-This-Week-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Chances good for parental-leave bill</title>
    <link href="http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2009/052009/05242009/467988" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-22:/commentary/5179074</id>
    <updated>2009-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Free Lance-Star</name>
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This is a bill (HR 626) that has cleared the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and is on its way to the full House for a vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2009/052009/05242009/467988&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Paid parental leave bill passes House committee</title>
    <link href="http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=35&amp;amp;sid=1670178" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-06:/commentary/5054669</id>
    <updated>2009-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FederalNewsRadio.com</name>
    </author>
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee gave unanimous approval to HR 626, the Family and Medical Leave Act. The bill has been pending, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=35&amp;amp;sid=1670178&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lawmakers reintroduce paid parental leave bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=41854&amp;amp;dcn=todays_most_popular" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-22:/commentary/4115227</id>
    <updated>2009-01-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GovExec.com,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
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The bill (HR 626), sponsored by Reps. Carolyn Maloney, DN.Y.; Frank Wolf, R-Va.; Steny Hoyer, D-Md.; Danny K. Davis, D-Ill.; and Edolphus Towns, DN. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=41854&amp;amp;dcn=todays_most_popular&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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