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  <title>Open Congress : Middle East and South Asia - Major Bill Actions</title>
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  <updated>2012-12-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.3783 Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-12-27:/action/346187</id>
    <updated>2012-12-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's growing hostile presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 27, 2012: Signed by President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3783 Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3783/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-12-19:/action/345590</id>
    <updated>2012-12-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's growing hostile presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 19, 2012: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.630 Expressing support for Israel and its right to self-defense against the illegal nuclear program by the Islamic Republic of Iran.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-23:/action/325334</id>
    <updated>2012-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing support for Israel and its right to self-defense against the illegal nuclear program by the Islamic Republic of Iran.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.629 Condemning violence by the Government of Syria against journalists, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on freedom of the press in Syria.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr629/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-04-18:/action/324978</id>
    <updated>2012-04-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Condemning violence by the Government of Syria against journalists, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on freedom of the press in Syria.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.611 Promoting global energy supply security through increased cooperation among the United States, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr611/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-28:/action/324048</id>
    <updated>2012-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Promoting global energy supply security through increased cooperation among the United States, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iraq, and Georgia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.115 Recognizing the 64th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-28:/action/324089</id>
    <updated>2012-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 64th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4228 To direct the Secretary of State to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h4228/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-03-20:/action/322945</id>
    <updated>2012-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Secretary of State to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.569 Recognizing the tenth anniversary of the tragic communal violence in Gujarat, India.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr569/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-29:/action/321700</id>
    <updated>2012-02-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the tenth anniversary of the tragic communal violence in Gujarat, India.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.104 Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of Baluchistan, currently divided between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, have the right to self-determination and to their own sovereign country.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hc104/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-16:/action/321121</id>
    <updated>2012-02-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of Baluchistan, currently divided between Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, have the right to self-determination and to their own sovereign country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.549 Calling for democratic change in Syria.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr549/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-14:/action/320722</id>
    <updated>2012-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Calling for democratic change in Syria.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.546 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of State should raise the travel advisory for Egypt from the current level of &quot;Travel Alert&quot;, in place since November 7, 2011, to &quot;Travel Warning&quot;, the highest level of travel security advisory, until all 43 detained nongovernmental organization workers are given the freedom to leave Egypt.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr546/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-13:/action/320664</id>
    <updated>2012-02-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of State should raise the travel advisory for Egypt from the current level of &quot;Travel Alert&quot;, in place since November 7, 2011, to &quot;Travel Warning&quot;, the highest level of travel security advisory, until all 43 detained nongovernmental organization workers are given the freedom to leave Egypt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.527 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding Tunisia's peaceful Jasmine Revolution.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr527/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-24:/action/319081</id>
    <updated>2012-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding Tunisia's peaceful Jasmine Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3783 Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3783/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-17:/action/318648</id>
    <updated>2012-01-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's growing hostile presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.483 Calling for immediate full consular services to be provided by the United States Consulate in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr483/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-01:/action/316314</id>
    <updated>2011-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Calling for immediate full consular services to be provided by the United States Consulate in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3439 To require the President to impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that conduct transactions with the Central Bank of Iran if the President determines that the Central Bank of Iran has engaged in certain transactions relating to the proliferation of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or support for acts of international terrorism.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3439/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-11-15:/action/314325</id>
    <updated>2011-11-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the President to impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that conduct transactions with the Central Bank of Iran if the President determines that the Central Bank of Iran has engaged in certain transactions relating to the proliferation of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or support for acts of international terrorism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.459 Encouraging any new government convened in Egypt to fully allow for the freedom of religion.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr459/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-11-03:/action/313474</id>
    <updated>2011-11-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Encouraging any new government convened in Egypt to fully allow for the freedom of religion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.439 Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr439/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-13:/action/311696</id>
    <updated>2011-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3131 To direct the Secretary of State to submit a report on whether any support organization that participated in the planning or execution of the recent Gaza flotilla attempt should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization and any actions taken by the Department of State to express gratitude to the government of Greece for preventing the Gaza flotilla from setting sail in contravention of Israel's legal blockade of Gaza, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3131/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-05:/action/310921</id>
    <updated>2011-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To direct the Secretary of State to submit a report on whether any support organization that participated in the planning or execution of the recent Gaza flotilla attempt should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization and any actions taken by the Department of State to express gratitude to the government of Greece for preventing the Gaza flotilla from setting sail in contravention of Israel's legal blockade of Gaza, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.423 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to increase and sustain pressure on the Taliban, their terrorist allies and supporters, enable an expeditious and safe withdrawal of United States and NATO soldiers, reducing the great cost in lives and money, the United States should empower and recognize Afghanistan's ethnic diversity through free local and provincial elections and replace the present failed centralized system of government with a federal political structure that ensured the full participation of all ethnic communities.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr423/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-04:/action/310552</id>
    <updated>2011-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to increase and sustain pressure on the Taliban, their terrorist allies and supporters, enable an expeditious and safe withdrawal of United States and NATO soldiers, reducing the great cost in lives and money, the United States should empower and recognize Afghanistan's ethnic diversity through free local and provincial elections and replace the present failed centralized system of government with a federal political structure that ensured the full participation of all ethnic communities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.394 Supporting Israel's right to annex Judea and Samaria in the event that the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr394/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-09-07:/action/308171</id>
    <updated>2011-09-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting Israel's right to annex Judea and Samaria in the event that the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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