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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Citizenship</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3181 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/action/164686</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 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 Enacted: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5715/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/action/156519</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-227.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/action/156518</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 07, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5715/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/action/156270</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 06, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5715/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/action/152176</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 01, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.515 A resolution commemorating the life and work of Dith Pran.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/action/149999</id>
    <updated>2008-04-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution commemorating the life and work of Dith Pran.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.511 A resolution recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr511/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/action/149584</id>
    <updated>2008-04-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2840 Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2840/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/action/149674</id>
    <updated>2008-04-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.J.Res.31 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sj31/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/action/149344</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to United States citizenship.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5715/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149135</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2721 Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2721/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-05:/action/146657</id>
    <updated>2008-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2711 Worksite Enforcement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2711/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-05:/action/146639</id>
    <updated>2008-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of unauthorized aliens and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2713 A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2713/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-05:/action/146722</id>
    <updated>2008-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit appropriated funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2678 Children of Military Families Natural Born Citizen Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2678/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-28:/action/146349</id>
    <updated>2008-02-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to clarify the law and ensure that children born to United States citizens while serving overseas in the military are eligible to become President.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2532 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2532/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-08:/action/142381</id>
    <updated>2008-01-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve health care provided to Indians under the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4910 Citizenship Processing Backlog Reduction Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141410</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive certain retirement provisions for reemployed annuitants in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Vetoed: H.R.3963 SCHIP Extension bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-12:/action/139864</id>
    <updated>2007-12-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 12, 2007: Vetoed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2446 Citizenship Processing Backlog Reduction Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2446/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-11:/action/139604</id>
    <updated>2007-12-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide that the Secretary of Homeland Security may waive certain retirement provisions for reemployed annuitants in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3963 SCHIP Extension bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3963/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-30:/action/138262</id>
    <updated>2007-11-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 30, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4192 OVERDUE Immigration Reform Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-15:/action/136897</id>
    <updated>2007-11-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reform immigration to serve the national interest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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