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  <title>Open Congress : Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry - Major Bill Actions</title>
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  <updated>2009-11-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-01:/committee/197</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2805 A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to increase the amount made available to purchase commodities for the emergency food assistance program in fiscal year 2010.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2805/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/action/217218</id>
    <updated>2009-11-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to increase the amount made available to purchase commodities for the emergency food assistance program in fiscal year 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2792 A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to develop an effective sampling and testing program to test for E. coli O157:H7 in boneless beef manufacturing trimmings and other raw ground beef components, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2792/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-18:/action/216925</id>
    <updated>2009-11-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to develop an effective sampling and testing program to test for E. coli O157:H7 in boneless beef manufacturing trimmings and other raw ground beef components, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2763 A bill to terminate the preemption of State and local laws that prohibit or regulate gaming or the operation of bucket shops, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2763/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-10:/action/216453</id>
    <updated>2009-11-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to terminate the preemption of State and local laws that prohibit or regulate gaming or the operation of bucket shops, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2758 Growing Safe Food Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2758/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/action/216216</id>
    <updated>2009-11-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish a national food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance program for agricultural producers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2749 Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2749/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-06:/action/215990</id>
    <updated>2009-11-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve access to nutritious meals for young children in child care.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1834 Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1834/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/action/212043</id>
    <updated>2009-10-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1783 Dairy COOL Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1783/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/action/211399</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for country of origin labeling for dairy products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1768 Pisgah National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1768/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/action/210885</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to adjust the boundaries of Pisgah National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1737 Expand School Meals Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1737/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/action/210218</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the number of children eligible for free school meals, with a phased-in transition period.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1709 Veterinary Services Investment Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1709/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-24:/action/209542</id>
    <updated>2009-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish a grant program to promote efforts to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1693 Safe Food for Schools Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1693/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/action/209054</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure the safety of school meals by enhancing coordination with States and schools operating school meal programs in the case of a recall of contaminated food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1682 Derivatives Market Manipulation Prevention Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1682/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/action/208768</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with clear antimarket manipulation authority, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1650 Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1650/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-08:/action/207861</id>
    <updated>2009-09-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the purchase and processing of healthful commodities for use in school meal programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1645 Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1645/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-06:/action/206616</id>
    <updated>2009-08-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the price of all milk used for manufactured purposes, which shall be classified as Class II milk, by using the national average cost of production, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1576 Forest Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1576/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-04:/action/206435</id>
    <updated>2009-08-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a carbon incentives program to achieve supplemental greenhouse gas emission reductions on private forest land of the United States, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1527 Unsafe Meat and Poultry Recall Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1527/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/action/204911</id>
    <updated>2009-07-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to order the recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1499 A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand eligibility for free school meals to certain families in areas with greater than fair market rent.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1499/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/action/204146</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand eligibility for free school meals to certain families in areas with greater than fair market rent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1500 A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit schools that participate in the Federal school meal programs from serving foods that contain trans fats derived from partially hydrogenated oils.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1500/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-22:/action/204144</id>
    <updated>2009-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit schools that participate in the Federal school meal programs from serving foods that contain trans fats derived from partially hydrogenated oils.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1480 Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1480/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-21:/action/203962</id>
    <updated>2009-07-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3175 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Miami-Dade County certain federally owned land in Florida, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3175/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-10:/action/202413</id>
    <updated>2009-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Miami-Dade County certain federally owned land in Florida, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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