<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Food</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/issues/atom/4138_food" rel="self"/>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/issues/show/4138_food" rel="alternate"/>
  <updated>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author>
    <name>opencongress.org</name>
  </author>
  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4138</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3689 Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3689/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-17:/action/178499</id>
    <updated>2008-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5159 Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5159/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-20:/action/176957</id>
    <updated>2008-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 20, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5159 Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5159/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-20:/action/176958</id>
    <updated>2008-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 20, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-437.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6849 To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6849/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-13:/action/176896</id>
    <updated>2008-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-398.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6849 To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6849/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-13:/action/177468</id>
    <updated>2008-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 13, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5159 Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5159/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/action/176820</id>
    <updated>2008-10-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 09, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.3597 A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3597/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/178310</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Enacted: S.3597 A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3597/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/178311</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-380.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6849 To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6849/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176607</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176574</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176573</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176757</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-343.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176572</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5159 Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5159/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/action/176586</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 02, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3597 A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3597/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/178309</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6849 To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6849/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/176125</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3597 A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3597/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/178308</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3597 A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3597/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/174751</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
A bill to provide that funds allocated for community food projects for fiscal year 2008 shall remain available until September 30, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5683/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/action/172409</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-323.    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5683 Government Accountability Office Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5683/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/action/172408</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <content type="html">
To make certain reforms with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 22, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
  </entry>
</feed>
