Issues 
Issues
This list of more than 4,000 issue areas is created and assigned to bills by the Congressional Research Service, the non-partisan think tank of Congress.
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Sabotage(0 bills)
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Safety appliances(0 bills)
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Safety measures(0 bills)
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Sailing ships(0 bills)
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Saint Kitts and Nevis(3 bills)
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Saint Lawrence Seaway(6 bills)
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Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation(0 bills)
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Saint Lucia(3 bills)
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines(3 bills)
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Sales and excise taxes(97 bills)
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Same-sex marriage(0 bills)
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Samoa(2 bills)
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Sanctions(52 bills)
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Saudi Arabia(5 bills)
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School administration(62 bills)
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School athletics(44 bills)
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Science(0 bills)
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Science and engineering education(49 bills)
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Science, technology, communications(114 bills)
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Scientists(0 bills)
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Scotland(0 bills)
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Sea birds(0 bills)
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Seafood(5 bills)
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Sea level(0 bills)
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Seashores and lakeshores(14 bills)
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Seat belts(0 bills)
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Secondary education(0 bills)
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Secondary recovery of gas(0 bills)
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Secondary recovery of oil(0 bills)
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Secularism(0 bills)
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Securities(174 bills)
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Securities and Exchange Commission(0 bills)
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)(47 bills)
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Securities fraud(0 bills)
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Securities regulation(0 bills)
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Security classification (Government documents)(0 bills)
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Security clearances(0 bills)
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Sedition(0 bills)
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Seeds(0 bills)
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Segregation(0 bills)
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Seismology(0 bills)
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Selection of judges(0 bills)
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Selective Service System(3 bills)
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Selenium(0 bills)
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Self-care(0 bills)
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Self-employed(18 bills)
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Self-help devices for the disabled(0 bills)
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Self-incrimination(0 bills)
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Self-insurance(0 bills)
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Semiconductors(0 bills)
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Senate(72 bills)
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Senate Aging(0 bills)
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Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry(0 bills)
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Senate Appropriations(0 bills)
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Senate Armed Services(0 bills)
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Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs(0 bills)
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Senate Budget(0 bills)
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Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation(0 bills)
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Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry(7 bills)
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Senate Committee on Appropriations(6 bills)
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Senate Committee on Armed Services(6 bills)
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs(5 bills)
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(5 bills)
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources(4 bills)
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works(6 bills)
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Senate Committee on Finance(4 bills)
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Senate Committee on Foreign Relations(5 bills)
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(6 bills)
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(6 bills)
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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs(4 bills)
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Senate Committee on Rules and Administration(6 bills)
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Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship(5 bills)
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Senate Committee on the Budget(4 bills)
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary(7 bills)
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Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs(6 bills)
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Senate Energy and Natural Resources(0 bills)
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Senate Environment and Public Works(0 bills)
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Senate Ethics(0 bills)
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Senate Finance(0 bills)
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Senate Foreign Relations(0 bills)
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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(0 bills)
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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(0 bills)
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Senate Indian Affairs(0 bills)
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Senate Intelligence(0 bills)
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Senate Judiciary(0 bills)
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Senate Rules and Administration(0 bills)
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Senate rules and procedure(0 bills)
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Senate Select Committee on Ethics(2 bills)
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Senate Select Committee on Intelligence(5 bills)
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Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship(0 bills)
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Senate Special Committee on Aging(8 bills)
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Senate Veterans' Affairs(0 bills)
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Senegal(0 bills)
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Senior centers(0 bills)
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Seniority in employment(0 bills)
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Sensitivity training(0 bills)
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Sentences (Criminal procedure)(0 bills)
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Sentencing guidelines(0 bills)
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Separation, divorce, custody, support(22 bills)
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Separation (Law)(0 bills)
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Separation of powers(0 bills)
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September 11, 2001(0 bills)
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Serbia(3 bills)
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Serbia and Montenegro(0 bills)
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Service academies(0 bills)
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Service learning(0 bills)
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Sex(0 bills)
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Sex and law(0 bills)
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Sex and reproductive health(60 bills)
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Sex change(0 bills)
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Sex counseling(0 bills)
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Sex crimes(0 bills)
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Sex discrimination(0 bills)
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Sex education(0 bills)
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Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination(62 bills)
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Sex hormones(0 bills)
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Sex offenders(0 bills)
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Sex offenses(61 bills)
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Sex-oriented businesses(0 bills)
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Sexual abstinence(0 bills)
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Sexual harassment(0 bills)
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Sexually transmitted diseases(14 bills)
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Sexual orientation(0 bills)
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Sharecropping(0 bills)
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Ships(0 bills)
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Shore protection(0 bills)
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Short takeoff aircraft(0 bills)
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Siblings(0 bills)
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Sick leave(0 bills)
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Sickle cell anemia(0 bills)
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Sierra Leone(2 bills)
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Signs and signboards(0 bills)
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Signs and symbols(0 bills)
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Sikhs(0 bills)
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Silver(0 bills)
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Simulation methods(0 bills)
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Singapore(0 bills)
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Single family housing(0 bills)
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Single-parent families(0 bills)
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Single people(0 bills)
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Skiing(0 bills)
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Skilled labor(0 bills)
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Skin cancer(0 bills)
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Skin diseases(0 bills)
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Slavery(0 bills)
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Sleep disorders(0 bills)
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Slovakia(2 bills)
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Slovenia(0 bills)
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Small business(191 bills)
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Small Business Administration(28 bills)
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Small business investment companies(0 bills)
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Small claims courts(0 bills)
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Small farms(0 bills)
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Smallpox(0 bills)
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Small towns(3 bills)
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Smart cards(0 bills)
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Smithsonian Institution(23 bills)
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Smog(0 bills)
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Smoke(0 bills)
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Smoke detectors(0 bills)
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Smokeless tobacco(0 bills)
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Smoking(0 bills)
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Smoking and youth(0 bills)
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Smuggling(0 bills)
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Smuggling and trafficking(37 bills)
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Snakes(0 bills)
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Snowmobiles(0 bills)
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Soccer(0 bills)
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Social life and customs(0 bills)
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Social networks(0 bills)
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Social science research(0 bills)
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Social sciences(0 bills)
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Social sciences and history(12 bills)
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Social scientists(0 bills)
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Social security(0 bills)
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Social Security Administration(9 bills)
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Social security and elderly assistance(112 bills)
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Social security beneficiaries(0 bills)
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Social security eligibility(0 bills)
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Social security finance(0 bills)
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Social security numbers(0 bills)
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Social security taxes(0 bills)
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Social services(0 bills)
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Social surveys(0 bills)
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Social welfare(115 bills)
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Social work(0 bills)
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Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations(227 bills)
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Sociological research(0 bills)
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Sociology(0 bills)
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Sodomy(0 bills)
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Soft drink industry(0 bills)
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Soft money(0 bills)
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Soil conservation(0 bills)
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Soil erosion(0 bills)
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Soil pollution(2 bills)
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Soil science(0 bills)
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Solar access rights(0 bills)
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Solar energy(0 bills)
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Solar system(0 bills)
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Soldiers' homes(0 bills)
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Soldier voting(0 bills)
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Solid waste and recycling(88 bills)
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Solid wastes(0 bills)
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Solomon Islands(0 bills)
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Solvents(0 bills)
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Somalia(3 bills)
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Sonar(0 bills)
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Sonic boom(0 bills)
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Sorghum(0 bills)
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Sound(0 bills)
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Sound recording(14 bills)
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Sound recording and reproducing(0 bills)
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South Africa(1 bills)
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South Asia(0 bills)
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South Atlantic States(0 bills)
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South Carolina(14 bills)
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South Dakota(5 bills)
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Southeast Asia(0 bills)
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Southern Africa(0 bills)
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South Korea(11 bills)
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South Pacific area(0 bills)
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Southwest (U.S.)(0 bills)
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Sovereignty(0 bills)
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Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status(41 bills)
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Soybeans(0 bills)
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Space activities(0 bills)
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Space agreements(0 bills)
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Space commercialization(0 bills)
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Space communication(0 bills)
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Spacecraft(0 bills)
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Spacecraft and satellites(23 bills)
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Space exploration(0 bills)
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Space flight(0 bills)
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Space flight and exploration(20 bills)
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Space policy(0 bills)
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Space probes(0 bills)
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Space programs(0 bills)
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Space propulsion(0 bills)
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Space sciences(0 bills)
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Space shuttles(0 bills)
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Space stations(0 bills)
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Space warfare(0 bills)
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Spain(1 bills)
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Spanish language(0 bills)
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Special days(0 bills)
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Special education(31 bills)
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Special elections(0 bills)
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Special forces (Military science)(0 bills)
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Specialized courts(21 bills)
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Special months(0 bills)
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Special prosecutors(0 bills)
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Special weeks(0 bills)
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Special years(0 bills)
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Species(0 bills)
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Speech disorders(0 bills)
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Speed limits(0 bills)
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Speedy trial(0 bills)
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Spices(0 bills)
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Spinal cord injuries(0 bills)
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Sports(0 bills)
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Sports agents(0 bills)
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Sports and recreation(81 bills)
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Sports and recreation facilities(23 bills)
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Sports facilities(0 bills)
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Sports medicine(0 bills)
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Sports personnel(0 bills)
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Sri Lanka(4 bills)
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Stadiums(0 bills)
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Stalking(0 bills)
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Standard of living(0 bills)
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Standards(0 bills)
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State and local courts(9 bills)
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State and local finance(132 bills)
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State and local government(0 bills)
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State and local government operations(271 bills)
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State and local taxation(58 bills)
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State budgets(0 bills)
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State constitutions(0 bills)
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State courts(0 bills)
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State employees(0 bills)
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State finance(0 bills)
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State government-Indian relations(0 bills)
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Statehood (American politics)(0 bills)
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State laws(0 bills)
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State legislators(0 bills)
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State legislatures(0 bills)
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Statelessness(0 bills)
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State-local relations(0 bills)
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State officials(0 bills)
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State parks(0 bills)
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State police(0 bills)
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State politics and government(0 bills)
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State-sponsored terrorism(0 bills)
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States' rights(0 bills)
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State taxation(0 bills)
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Statistics(0 bills)
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Status offenders(0 bills)
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Stealth aircraft(0 bills)
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Steel(0 bills)
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Stepfamilies(0 bills)
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Stereophonic sound systems(0 bills)
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Sterilization (Birth control)(0 bills)
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Steroids(0 bills)
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St. Lawrence Seaway(0 bills)
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Stock exchanges(0 bills)
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Stockholders(0 bills)
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Stock repurchasing(0 bills)
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Stocks(0 bills)
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Stomach diseases(0 bills)
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Storage(0 bills)
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Storm drains(0 bills)
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Storms(0 bills)
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Strategic forces(0 bills)
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Strategic materials(0 bills)
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Strategic materials and reserves(7 bills)
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Strategic planning(0 bills)
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Stream conservation(0 bills)
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Streets(0 bills)
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Stress (Psychology)(0 bills)
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Strikes(0 bills)
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Strip mining(0 bills)
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Stroke(0 bills)
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Student activities(0 bills)
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Student-administrator relationships(0 bills)
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Student aid(0 bills)
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Student aid and college costs(225 bills)
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Student employment(0 bills)
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Student enrollment(0 bills)
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Student housing(0 bills)
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Student loan funds(0 bills)
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Student movements(0 bills)
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Student political activities(0 bills)
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Student records(0 bills)
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Students(0 bills)
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Students' rights(0 bills)
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Student transportation(0 bills)
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Subcontractors(0 bills)
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Submarine cables(0 bills)
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Submarine oil well drilling(0 bills)
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Submarines(0 bills)
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Submerged lands(0 bills)
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Subpoena(0 bills)
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Subscription television(0 bills)
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Subsidiary corporations(0 bills)
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Subsidies(0 bills)
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Suburbs(0 bills)
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Subversive activities(2 bills)
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Subways(0 bills)
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Sudan(12 bills)
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Sudden infant death syndrome(0 bills)
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Sugar(0 bills)
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Suicide(0 bills)
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Sulphur(0 bills)
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Sulphur dioxide(0 bills)
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Sulphur oxides(0 bills)
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Summer employment(0 bills)
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Summit diplomacy(0 bills)
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Sun(0 bills)
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Sunset legislation(0 bills)
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Supercomputers(0 bills)
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Superconductivity(0 bills)
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Supersonic aircraft(0 bills)
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Supervision of employees(0 bills)
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Supervisors(0 bills)
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Supplemental appropriations(0 bills)
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Supplemental security income program(0 bills)
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Support of dependents(0 bills)
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Supreme Court(22 bills)
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Supreme Court decisions(0 bills)
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Supreme Court justices(0 bills)
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Surety and fidelity(0 bills)
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Surface-to-air missiles(0 bills)
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Surface Transportation Board(3 bills)
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Surgeons(0 bills)
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Surgery(0 bills)
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Surgery and anesthesia(18 bills)
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Suriname(3 bills)
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Surplus government property(0 bills)
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Surrogate mothers(0 bills)
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Surveying(0 bills)
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Surveys(0 bills)
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Survivors' benefits(0 bills)
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Suspects' rights(0 bills)
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Susquehanna River Basin Commission(0 bills)
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Sustainable agriculture(0 bills)
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Sustainable development(0 bills)
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Sustainable fisheries(0 bills)
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Sustainable forestry(0 bills)
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Swaps (Finance)(0 bills)
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Swaziland(0 bills)
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Sweden(0 bills)
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Swimming(0 bills)
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Swimming pools(0 bills)
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Swine(0 bills)
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Switzerland(8 bills)
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Symphony orchestras(0 bills)
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Synagogues(0 bills)
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Syndromes(0 bills)
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Synthetic fabrics(0 bills)
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Synthetic fibers(0 bills)
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Synthetic fuel(0 bills)
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Synthetic products(0 bills)
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Syria(11 bills)
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Systems analysis(0 bills)
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