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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Service academies</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4709</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1241 Resolution congratulating Ensign DeCarol Davis upon her serving as the valedictorian of the Coast Guard Academy's class of 2008 and becoming the first African American to earn this honor, and encouraging the Coast Guard Academy to seek and enroll diverse candidates in the cadet corps.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1241/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-04:/action/158982</id>
    <updated>2008-06-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Resolution congratulating Ensign DeCarol Davis upon her serving as the valedictorian of the Coast Guard Academy's class of 2008 and becoming the first African American to earn this honor, and encouraging the Coast Guard Academy to seek and enroll diverse candidates in the cadet corps.&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>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3002/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <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: 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: H.R.3387 To update and improve the codification of title 46, United States Code.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3387/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-03:/action/127317</id>
    <updated>2007-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To update and improve the codification of title 46, United States Code.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1547 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1547/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-05:/action/117149</id>
    <updated>2007-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill 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;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1548 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1548/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-05:/action/117152</id>
    <updated>2007-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 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.1424 Farm, Nutrition, and Community Investment Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-17:/action/112962</id>
    <updated>2007-05-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.181 A resolution honoring and recognizing the achievements of the United States Air Force Academy football program over the last 27 years.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr181/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-01:/action/110484</id>
    <updated>2007-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution honoring and recognizing the achievements of the United States Air Force Academy football program over the last 27 years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1819 Congressional Commission on Civic Service Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1819/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-29:/action/107820</id>
    <updated>2007-03-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the Congressional Commission on Civic Service to study methods of improving and promoting volunteerism and national service, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1707 Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1707/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-27:/action/107393</id>
    <updated>2007-03-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To suspend the authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United States Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1671 Public Service Academy Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1671/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-23:/action/106624</id>
    <updated>2007-03-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the United States Public Service Academy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.960 Public Service Academy Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s960/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-22:/action/97388</id>
    <updated>2007-03-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish the United States Public Service Academy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.808 Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h808/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-05:/action/92553</id>
    <updated>2007-02-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5122 Authorization bill FY2007, Defense Department</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h5122/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-10-17:/action/86346</id>
    <updated>2006-10-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 17, 2006: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5122 Authorization bill FY2007, Defense Department</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h5122/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-10-05:/action/35751</id>
    <updated>2006-10-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 05, 2006: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5122 Authorization bill FY2007, Defense Department</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h5122/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-09-30:/action/35749</id>
    <updated>2006-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2006: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.919 Honoring Retired Lieutenant Commander Wesley Anthony Brown for his historic achievement as the first African American graduate of the United States Naval Academy and paying tribute on the occasion of July 4 to Wesley Anthony Brown and other residents of the Nation's capital who have served in the armed forces and have continued to pay taxes, both without representation in Congress.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hr919/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-07-17:/action/43457</id>
    <updated>2006-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring Retired Lieutenant Commander Wesley Anthony Brown for his historic achievement as the first African American graduate of the United States Naval Academy and paying tribute on the occasion of July 4 to Wesley Anthony Brown and other residents of the Nation's capital who have served in the armed forces and have continued to pay taxes, both without representation in Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5759 FEMA Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h5759/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-07-11:/action/41268</id>
    <updated>2006-07-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a Directorate of Emergency Management, to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in the Directorate, to codify certain existing functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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