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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Witnesses</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3641 A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/action/176648</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 02, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3641 A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/175574</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.&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 Introduced: S.3313 Victims of Polygamy Assistance Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-23:/action/167107</id>
    <updated>2008-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a Federal Polygamy Task Force, to authorize assistance for victims of polygamy, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.385 Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc385/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/164428</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3182 Science Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
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    <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: S.3061 Child Soldiers Prevention and Accountability Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3061/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/158680</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6028 Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-13:/action/157021</id>
    <updated>2008-05-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize law enforcement and security assistance, and assistance to enhance the rule of law and strengthen civilian institutions, for Mexico and the countries of Central America, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.539 A resolution to authorize testimony and legal representation in State of Maine v. Douglas Rawlings, Jonathan Kreps, James Freeman, Henry Braun, Robert Shetterly, and Dudley Hendrick.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/action/151551</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution to authorize testimony and legal representation in State of Maine v. Douglas Rawlings, Jonathan Kreps, James Freeman, Henry Braun, Robert Shetterly, and Dudley Hendrick.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.660 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-07:/action/141744</id>
    <updated>2008-01-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-177.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.660 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-07:/action/141743</id>
    <updated>2008-01-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 07, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.660 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-27:/action/141738</id>
    <updated>2007-12-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 27, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.660 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141069</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 19, 2007: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.660 Court Security Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h660/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-17:/action/140725</id>
    <updated>2007-12-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 17, 2007: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2435 Reasonable Notice and Search Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-07:/action/139058</id>
    <updated>2007-12-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to limit authority to delay notice of search warrants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.66 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish and protect the rights of victims of violent crimes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-06:/action/138872</id>
    <updated>2007-12-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish and protect the rights of victims of violent crimes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.386 A resolution to authorize testimony and legal representation in State of Nebraska v. Pamir J. Safi.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr386/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-16:/action/137356</id>
    <updated>2007-11-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution to authorize testimony and legal representation in State of Nebraska v. Pamir J. Safi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4237 Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-15:/action/137018</id>
    <updated>2007-11-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials are generated through the use of a computer program, are not printed on a specific type of paper, or do not otherwise meet similar extraneous requirements which are not clearly necessary to prevent fraud in the conduct of elections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4173 Overseas Voting Education and Reform, Safeguarding Every American's Vote Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-14:/action/138557</id>
    <updated>2007-11-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to promote the participation of absent overseas voters in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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