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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Travel costs</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
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    <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: S.2162 Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176100</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, 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.3001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/175655</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2162 Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/175646</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, 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: S.3421 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/168723</id>
    <updated>2008-08-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3429 Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3429/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/168739</id>
    <updated>2008-08-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an increased mileage rate for charitable deductions.&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>
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    <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 Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
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    <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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    <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.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.3322 Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3322/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-23:/action/170262</id>
    <updated>2008-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide tax relief for the victims of severe storms, tornados, and flooding in the Midwest, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6040 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Army to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by members of the Committee on Levee Safety.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166167</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Army to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by members of the Committee on Levee Safety.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-274.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.6040 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Army to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by members of the Committee on Levee Safety.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166166</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Army to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by members of the Committee on Levee Safety.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 15, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3246 Fair Deal for Volunteers Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/165880</id>
    <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to set the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for purposes of the charitable contributions deduction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6040 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Army to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by members of the Committee on Levee Safety.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-07:/action/165334</id>
    <updated>2008-07-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Army to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by members of the Committee on Levee Safety.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 07, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6040 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Army to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by members of the Committee on Levee Safety.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6040/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/action/163976</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Army to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by members of the Committee on Levee Safety.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 25, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6283 Reimbursing Our American Drivers (ROAD) Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/action/161113</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To increase the standard mileage rate for use of an automobile for business, medical, and moving deduction purposes for 2008 and permanently increase such rate for charitable deduction purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to temporarily increase the reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal employees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3032 Reimbursing Our American Drivers (ROAD) Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/action/158112</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to increase the standard mileage rate for use of an automobile for business, medical, and moving deduction purposes for 2008 and permanently increase such rate for charitable deduction purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to temporarily increase the reimbursement rate for use of an automobile by Federal employees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6052 Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/action/157178</id>
    <updated>2008-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To promote increased public transportation use, to promote increased use of alternative fuels in providing public transportation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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