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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Recruiting and enlistment</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2516 Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/164608</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 26, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-251.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2516 Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/164607</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 26, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2516 Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/action/161174</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 17, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2516 Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-09:/action/161173</id>
    <updated>2008-06-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 09, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6205 To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/action/159357</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3060 A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/157894</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3002 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/action/156853</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3001 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3001/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/action/156868</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5878 Troops to Nurse Teachers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5878/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/150845</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2787 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2787/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/action/148578</id>
    <updated>2008-03-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5658 Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5658/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/action/148545</id>
    <updated>2008-03-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2778 Armed Forces Mental Health Professionals Recruitment and Retention Enhancement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2778/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/147928</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to expand certain bonus and special pay authorities for members of the Armed Forces in order to enhance the recruitment and retention of psychologists, social workers, mental health nurses, and other mental health professionals in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2705 Troops to Nurse Teachers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2705/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-05:/action/146653</id>
    <updated>2008-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1011 Calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace and good governance in Chad, as well as in the wider region that includes the northern region of the Central African Republic and the Darfur region of Sudan.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-28:/action/146251</id>
    <updated>2008-02-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace and good governance in Chad, as well as in the wider region that includes the northern region of the Central African Republic and the Darfur region of Sudan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5462 To amend title 10, United States Code, to deny Federal funds for any State or city, county, or other political subdivision of a State that prohibits or unduly restricts the establishment or operation of a military recruiting office.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-14:/action/145719</id>
    <updated>2008-02-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 10, United States Code, to deny Federal funds for any State or city, county, or other political subdivision of a State that prohibits or unduly restricts the establishment or operation of a military recruiting office.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5222 Semper Fi Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5222/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-06:/action/144629</id>
    <updated>2008-02-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, California, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2596 Semper Fi Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-06:/action/144584</id>
    <updated>2008-02-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to rescind funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, for the City of Berkeley, California, and any entities located in such city, and to provide that such funds shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense for the purposes of recruiting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2599 Military Spouse Education and Employment Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-06:/action/144586</id>
    <updated>2008-02-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide enhanced education and employment opportunities for military spouses.&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>
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    <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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