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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Surety and fidelity</title>
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  <updated>2008-08-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
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    <updated>2008-08-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 31, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/action/168952</id>
    <updated>2008-08-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-314.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
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    <updated>2008-08-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 14, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-06:/action/168919</id>
    <updated>2008-08-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 06, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/168901</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 31, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168017</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-289.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168016</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 30, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/action/167619</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-26:/action/167618</id>
    <updated>2008-07-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 26, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3164 Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/action/161457</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend tile XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce fraud under the Medicare program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2888 Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/action/150475</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to protect the property and security of homeowners who are subject to foreclosure proceedings, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2847 Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2847/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/action/149513</id>
    <updated>2008-04-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow Federal home loan banks to invest surplus funds in student loan securities and make advances for student loan financing, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5723 Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5723/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149035</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow Federal home loan banks to invest surplus funds in student loan securities and make advances for student loan financing, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5720 Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149156</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance for housing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2800 Employment Access for Recidivism Reduction Nationwide</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-02:/action/148823</id>
    <updated>2008-04-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to increase the incentives for employers to hire qualified ex-felons by enhancing the effectiveness of the work opportunity tax credit, to reduce the backlog of applications pending certification under the work opportunity tax credit program, to enhance the effectiveness of the Federal bonding program, to enhance the effectiveness of the Federal bonding program, and to authorize a pilot program for employment-focused re-entry projects.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2603 Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-07:/action/144856</id>
    <updated>2008-02-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide increased civil and criminal penalties for acts involving fraud and abuse under the Medicare program and to increase the amount of the surety bond required for suppliers of durable medical equipment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.3996 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-26:/action/141730</id>
    <updated>2007-12-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 26, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-166.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.3996 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3996/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-26:/action/141689</id>
    <updated>2007-12-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 26, 2007: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3996 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-20:/action/141677</id>
    <updated>2007-12-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 20, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3996 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141162</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 19, 2007: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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