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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Civil rights</title>
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  <updated>2008-07-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.188 A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.</title>
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    <updated>2008-07-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 01, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-258.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.188 A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.</title>
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    <updated>2008-07-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 01, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.188 A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.</title>
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    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 24, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.600 A resolution commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has become known as "Freedom Summer".</title>
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    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has become known as "Freedom Summer".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.381 Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/action/164420</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1291 Expressing gratitude for the contributions of the American GI Forum on its 60th anniversary.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/action/161730</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing gratitude for the contributions of the American GI Forum on its 60th anniversary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1293 Commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has became known as "Freedom Summer".</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1293/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/action/161704</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has became known as "Freedom Summer".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.188 A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s188/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/action/161728</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 17, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3141 Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3141/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/action/161066</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3111 Life at Conception Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/action/159795</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right of life of each born and preborn human person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.584 A resolution recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of the Senate that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr584/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/action/159276</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of the Senate that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1237 Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and more effectively facing the challenges of the future.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1237/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-04:/action/159125</id>
    <updated>2008-06-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and more effectively facing the challenges of the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/158496</id>
    <updated>2008-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 21, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-233.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h493/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/158495</id>
    <updated>2008-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 21, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.571 A resolution recognizing the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/action/157974</id>
    <updated>2008-05-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution recognizing the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h493/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/action/158494</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 19, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.354 Recognizing the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/action/157575</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.353 Recognizing the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc353/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-16:/action/157689</id>
    <updated>2008-05-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 100th birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President, designer of the Great Society, politician, educator, and civil rights enforcer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6049 Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/action/157130</id>
    <updated>2008-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2739 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/action/156738</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-229.    </content>
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