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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Building construction</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2642/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-30:/action/164848</id>
    <updated>2008-06-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-252.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2642/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-30:/action/164847</id>
    <updated>2008-06-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 30, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2642/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/action/163772</id>
    <updated>2008-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 27, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2642/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/action/163770</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;June 26, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6293 Military Children's School Investment Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6293/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-18:/action/161291</id>
    <updated>2008-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a discretionary grant program for school construction for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3124 Community College Sustainability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3124/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/action/160029</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in the fields of renewable energy and efficiency, green technology, and sustainable environmental practices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3125 Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3125/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/action/160234</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</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.J.Res.36 A joint resolution to provide replacement laboratory space for terrestrial research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sj36/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/157960</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A joint resolution to provide replacement laboratory space for terrestrial research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.J.Res.34 A joint resolution to provide a replacement laboratory and support space at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Mathias Laboratory.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sj34/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/157982</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A joint resolution to provide a replacement laboratory and support space at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Mathias Laboratory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.J.Res.35 A joint resolution to amend Public Law 108-331 to provide for the construction and related activities in support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project in Arizona.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sj35/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/158125</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A joint resolution to amend Public Law 108-331 to provide for the construction and related activities in support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project in Arizona.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6065 Green Schools Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6065/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-15:/action/157438</id>
    <updated>2008-05-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To promote green schools.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6049 Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6049/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/action/157130</id>
    <updated>2008-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5856 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5856/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/action/150736</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5647 Pell Grants for Kids Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5647/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-14:/action/148037</id>
    <updated>2008-03-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide public charter school options for those students that attend schools that are in need of improvement and have been identified for restructuring and those schools with a graduation rate of less than 60 percent, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2757 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain benefits applicable to the Gulf Opportunity Zone, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2757/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/147531</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain benefits applicable to the Gulf Opportunity Zone, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5492 To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5492/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-26:/action/146126</id>
    <updated>2008-02-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2652 America's National World War II Museum Expansion Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2652/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-14:/action/145745</id>
    <updated>2008-02-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to make a grant to the National World War II Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5218 Fire-Safe Communities Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5218/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-29:/action/144287</id>
    <updated>2008-01-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To promote fire-safe communities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5001 Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5001/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-16:/action/141943</id>
    <updated>2008-01-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Administrator of General Services to provide for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building located in the District of Columbia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.1396 A bill to authorize a major medical facility project to modernize inpatient wards at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1396/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-26:/action/141721</id>
    <updated>2007-12-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to authorize a major medical facility project to modernize inpatient wards at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 26, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-168.    </content>
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