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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Child development</title>
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  <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2982 Runaway and Homeless Youth Protection Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176104</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1810/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175825</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2982 Runaway and Homeless Youth Protection Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/action/175654</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 26, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1810/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/174172</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 25, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.1243 Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/action/159312</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the immeasurable contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, supporting responsible fatherhood, and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2982 Runaway and Homeless Youth Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2982/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/action/156244</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5810 Mentor-Mentee Teen Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5810/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/action/150022</id>
    <updated>2008-04-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title V of the Social Security Act to provide grants for school-based mentoring programs for at risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy, and to provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in such programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2759 Kindergarten Plus Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2759/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/147523</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for Kindergarten Plus programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.481 A resolution designating April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr481/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/147904</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.303 Recognizing the importance of autism awareness, supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc303/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-25:/action/145976</id>
    <updated>2008-02-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the importance of autism awareness, supporting efforts to increase funding for research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5181 Robin Danielson Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5181/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-29:/action/144235</id>
    <updated>2008-01-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5028 Fairness in Autism Treatment Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5028/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-16:/action/141998</id>
    <updated>2008-01-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group health plans provide coverage for pervasive developmental disorders such as autism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2484 A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2484/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-21:/action/141682</id>
    <updated>2007-12-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 21, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-154.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2484 A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2484/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-21:/action/141681</id>
    <updated>2007-12-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 21, 2007: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2484 A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2484/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141207</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 19, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2484 A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2484/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-17:/action/140790</id>
    <updated>2007-12-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 17, 2007: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2484 A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2484/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-13:/action/140625</id>
    <updated>2007-12-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1429/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-12:/action/139207</id>
    <updated>2007-12-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 12, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-134.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1429/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-12:/action/139206</id>
    <updated>2007-12-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 12, 2007: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1429 Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1429/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-05:/action/137583</id>
    <updated>2007-12-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 05, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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