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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in China</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <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>
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    <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.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,2008-09-26:/action/174082</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</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;September 26, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To 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,2008-09-23:/action/174081</id>
    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</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;September 23, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.643 A resolution calling for greater dialogue between the Dalai Lama and the Government of China regarding rights for the people of Tibet, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/168782</id>
    <updated>2008-08-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution calling for greater dialogue between the Dalai Lama and the Government of China regarding rights for the people of Tibet, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3221/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <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>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3221/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <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 Introduced: S.Res.632 A resolution calling on the Governments of the People's Republic of China and the international community to use the upcoming Olympic Games as an opportunity to push for the parties to the conflicts in Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic to cease hostilities and revive efforts toward a peaceful resolution of their national and regional conflicts.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168208</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution calling on the Governments of the People's Republic of China and the international community to use the upcoming Olympic Games as an opportunity to push for the parties to the conflicts in Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic to cease hostilities and revive efforts toward a peaceful resolution of their national and regional conflicts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.633 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the deterioration of respect for privacy and human rights in the People's Republic of China before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr633/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/action/168210</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the deterioration of respect for privacy and human rights in the People's Republic of China before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3221/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <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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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3221/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <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.3288 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3288/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <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: S.Res.588 A resolution honoring Dr. Feng Shan Ho, a man of great courage and humanity, who saved the lives of thousands of Austrian Jews between 1938 and 1940.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-06:/action/159415</id>
    <updated>2008-06-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution honoring Dr. Feng Shan Ho, a man of great courage and humanity, who saved the lives of thousands of Austrian Jews between 1938 and 1940.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.574 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release from custody the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and should refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr574/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/158692</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately release from custody the children of Rebiya Kadeer and Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil and should refrain from further engaging in acts of cultural, linguistic, and religious suppression directed against the Uyghur people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3071 A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to temporarily prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in determining whether a species is a threatened or endangered species, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3071/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/157621</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to temporarily prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from considering global climate change as a natural or manmade factor in determining whether a species is a threatened or endangered species, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.569 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the earthquake that struck Sichuan Province of the People's Republic of China on May 12, 2008.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr569/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/action/157719</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the earthquake that struck Sichuan Province of the People's Republic of China on May 12, 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1195 Expressing condolences and sympathy to the people of the People's Republic of China for the grave loss of life and vast destruction caused by the earthquake of May 12, 2008 in Sichuan Province.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1195/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/action/157300</id>
    <updated>2008-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing condolences and sympathy to the people of the People's Republic of China for the grave loss of life and vast destruction caused by the earthquake of May 12, 2008 in Sichuan Province.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6003 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/action/156777</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5959 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/action/156064</id>
    <updated>2008-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5916 Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/action/151729</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reform the administration of the Arms Export Control Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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