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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Telecommunication</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-374.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176843</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2932 Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-377.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2932 Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176849</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6946 To make a technical correction in the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-08:/action/176837</id>
    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To make a technical correction in the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-368.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6946 To make a technical correction in the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008.</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To make a technical correction in the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5834/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/action/176796</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-346.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5834/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/action/176778</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 07, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6073 To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6073/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/action/176781</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 07, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2095 Clean Railroads Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/action/176758</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 06, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6063 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6063/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/action/176761</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 06, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.431 KIDS Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s431/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176649</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.928 Improving Government Accountability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h928/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176622</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.602 Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s602/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176774</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to develop the next generation of parental control technology.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <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>
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A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, 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;October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-343.    </content>
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    <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>
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A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, 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;October 03, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <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>
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A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, 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;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <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>
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A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, 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;October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1492 Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1492/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/action/176428</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the quality of federal and state data regarding the availability and quality of broadband services and to promote the deployment of affordable broadband services to all parts of the Nation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 02, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5893 Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/action/176349</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the sound recording and film preservation programs of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 02, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-336.    </content>
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