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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Damages</title>
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  <updated>2008-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/158496</id>
    <updated>2008-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 21, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-233.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/158495</id>
    <updated>2008-05-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 21, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/action/158494</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 19, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5997 Fairness in Trucking Transactions Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/action/156703</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 49, United States Code, to require a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder that collects a fuel surcharge to pay an amount equal to the surcharge to the person that bears the cost of the fuel, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/action/152189</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 01, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5876 Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5876/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/150949</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2734 Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-07:/action/147024</id>
    <updated>2008-03-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5507 Fully-Funded United States Military Redeployment and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-27:/action/146197</id>
    <updated>2008-02-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of United States Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq and to prohibit the establishment of any enduring or permanent United States military bases in Iraq, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5494 Savannah's Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5494/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-26:/action/146042</id>
    <updated>2008-02-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5455 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5455/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-14:/action/145777</id>
    <updated>2008-02-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable debts for personal injuries that result in permanent disability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2636 Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-13:/action/145482</id>
    <updated>2008-02-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide needed housing reform.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5167 Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5167/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-29:/action/144048</id>
    <updated>2008-01-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to remove the authority of the President to waive certain provisions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-28:/action/144083</id>
    <updated>2008-01-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 28, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-181.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4986/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-28:/action/144082</id>
    <updated>2008-01-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 28, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4986/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-24:/action/143016</id>
    <updated>2008-01-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 24, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4986/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-22:/action/143015</id>
    <updated>2008-01-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 22, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5069 Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-17:/action/142182</id>
    <updated>2008-01-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4986/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-16:/action/141904</id>
    <updated>2008-01-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Vetoed: H.R.1585 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-28:/action/141752</id>
    <updated>2007-12-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 28, 2007: Vetoed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Vetoed: H.R.1585 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-28:/action/141693</id>
    <updated>2007-12-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 28, 2007: Pocket Vetoed by President.    </content>
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