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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Economic policy</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
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    <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: H.R.1343 Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1343/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176044</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.496 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s496/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175844</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.496 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s496/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/action/175657</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 26, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1343 Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1343/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/173766</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 25, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6899 Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6899/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/action/171346</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3487 Serve America Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3487/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-12:/action/171172</id>
    <updated>2008-09-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3362 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3362/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/action/167991</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3335 Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3335/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-24:/action/167409</id>
    <updated>2008-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3297 Advancing America's Priorities Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3297/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-22:/action/167019</id>
    <updated>2008-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to advance America's priorities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3258 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3258/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-14:/action/166072</id>
    <updated>2008-07-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 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.3244 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3244/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/165875</id>
    <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home school education expenses, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1302 Honoring the life and mourning the death of John Berthoud, Ph.D.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1302/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/action/164537</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring the life and mourning the death of John Berthoud, Ph.D.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.598 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to lead renewed international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving natural resources and preventing the impending extinction of a large portion of the world's plant and animal species.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr598/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-24:/action/164788</id>
    <updated>2008-06-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to lead renewed international efforts to assist developing nations in conserving natural resources and preventing the impending extinction of a large portion of the world's plant and animal species.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3182 Science Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3182/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/action/164689</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies 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.6312 Business Checking Fairness Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6312/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/action/161581</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3120 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income limitations for qualified performing artists eligible for an above-the-line deduction for performance expenses.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3120/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/action/160132</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the income limitations for qualified performing artists eligible for an above-the-line deduction for performance expenses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3124 Community College Sustainability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3124/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/action/160029</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in the fields of renewable energy and efficiency, green technology, and sustainable environmental practices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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