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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Cardiovascular diseases</title>
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  <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166449</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-275.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Vetoed: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166176</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 15, 2008: Vetoed by President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/166175</id>
    <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 10, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-09:/action/165582</id>
    <updated>2008-07-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;July 09, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6331/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/action/161720</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3118 Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3118/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/action/159877</id>
    <updated>2008-06-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to preserve beneficiary access to care by preventing a reduction in the Medicare physician fee schedule, to improve the quality of care by advancing value based purchasing, electronic health records, and electronic prescribing, and to maintain and improve access to care in rural areas, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6212 Medicare Efficiency and Development of Improvement of Care and Services Act (MEDICS Act) of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6212/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-09:/action/159478</id>
    <updated>2008-06-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3101/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-06:/action/159420</id>
    <updated>2008-06-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.530 A resolution designating the week beginning October 5, 2008, as "National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Week".</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr530/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/action/151208</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating the week beginning October 5, 2008, as "National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Week".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.71 A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D..</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sc71/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-13:/action/147774</id>
    <updated>2008-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.972 Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr972/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-12:/action/145286</id>
    <updated>2008-02-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4926 Josh Miller HEARTS Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4926/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141448</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in elementary and secondary schools.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.858 Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr858/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-11:/action/139556</id>
    <updated>2007-12-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.54 A concurrent resolution supporting the designation of a week as "National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week".</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sc54/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-16:/action/137318</id>
    <updated>2007-11-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A concurrent resolution supporting the designation of a week as "National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.474 A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s474/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/action/132362</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 16, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-95.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.474 A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s474/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-16:/action/132159</id>
    <updated>2007-10-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 16, 2007: Signed by President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.474 A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s474/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-04:/action/131349</id>
    <updated>2007-10-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 04, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.474 A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s474/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-02:/action/131348</id>
    <updated>2007-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to award a congressional gold medal to Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 02, 2007: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.215 Supporting the designation of a week as "National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week".</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc215/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-19:/action/129657</id>
    <updated>2007-09-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the designation of a week as "National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.648 Supporting the goals and ideals of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Day.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-10:/action/128808</id>
    <updated>2007-09-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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