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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Public contracts</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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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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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3001/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/action/176770</id>
    <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 06, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2786 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2786/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176577</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for Native Americans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5618 National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5618/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176590</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, 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.6098 PRICE of Homeland Security Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6098/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176599</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, 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.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>
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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>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2095 Clean Railroads Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2095/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/action/176187</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</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 01, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2638 Disaster Relief and Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2638/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176191</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-329.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2638 Disaster Relief and Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2638/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176053</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3068 Federal Protective Service Guard Contracting Reform Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3068/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176056</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit the award of contracts to provide guard services under the contract security guard program of the Federal Protective Service to a business concern that is owned, controlled, or operated by an individual who has been convicted of a felony.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5001 Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5001/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176065</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Administrator of General Services to provide for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building located in the District of Columbia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6460 Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6460/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176114</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6531 Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6531/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176211</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2638 Disaster Relief and Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2638/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/176052</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1382 ALS Registry Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1382/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175813</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5618 National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5618/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/176070</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2606 United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2606/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175836</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6098 PRICE of Homeland Security Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6098/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/176081</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6894 Defense Production Act Extension and Reauthorization of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6894/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/176130</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6460 Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6460/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-28:/action/175663</id>
    <updated>2008-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 28, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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