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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Latin America</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.7177 Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, 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.1532 Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176575</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, 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.7177 Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/action/176279</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 01, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1532 Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/175606</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.7177 Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/176271</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6947 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-18:/action/172186</id>
    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6705 Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/169777</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3401 Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/170370</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168297</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-293.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168296</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 30, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6627 Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/action/167886</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out certain construction projects, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6630 To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/action/167894</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5501/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-25:/action/167441</id>
    <updated>2008-07-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 25, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.627 A resolution welcoming home Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves, three citizens of the United States who were held hostage for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) after their plane crashed on February 13, 2003.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr627/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-25:/action/167487</id>
    <updated>2008-07-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution welcoming home Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves, three citizens of the United States who were held hostage for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) after their plane crashed on February 13, 2003.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5501/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-24:/action/167440</id>
    <updated>2008-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 24, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6560 To establish an earned import allowance program under Public Law 109-53, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-22:/action/166947</id>
    <updated>2008-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish an earned import allowance program under Public Law 109-53, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3288 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-18:/action/166797</id>
    <updated>2008-07-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6545 National Energy Security Intelligence Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-17:/action/166695</id>
    <updated>2008-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6541 To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct laboratory space to accommodate the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's terrestrial research program in Gamboa, Panama.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-17:/action/166677</id>
    <updated>2008-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct laboratory space to accommodate the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's terrestrial research program in Gamboa, Panama.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6510 To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues relating to rapidly escalating energy costs.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-16:/action/166498</id>
    <updated>2008-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues relating to rapidly escalating energy costs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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