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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Rural affairs</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.496 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-371.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.496 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2606 United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-376.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2606 United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 08, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176757</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, 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;October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-343.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176574</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, 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;October 03, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176573</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, 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;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176572</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, 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;October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2162 Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2162/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176100</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, 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.496 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175844</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2606 United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2606/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/action/175836</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 29, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2162 Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2162/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/175646</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.496 Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s496/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/action/175657</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 26, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2606 United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2606/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/action/174194</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 24, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6899 Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6899/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-15:/action/171346</id>
    <updated>2008-09-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3478 Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3478/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/action/171121</id>
    <updated>2008-09-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of energy, to provide transportation and domestic fuel security, and to provide incentives for energy conservation and energy efficiency, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-31:/action/168829</id>
    <updated>2008-08-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 31, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/action/168954</id>
    <updated>2008-08-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-315.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-14:/action/168953</id>
    <updated>2008-08-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 14, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-06:/action/168920</id>
    <updated>2008-08-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 06, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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