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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Leave of absence</title>
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  <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176054</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, 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: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2851/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/action/173841</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 25, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </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>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4137/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <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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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4137/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/168902</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T00:00:00Z</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;July 31, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5972 United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/action/156206</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To make technical corrections to the laws affecting certain administrative authorities of the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.3690 U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-07:/action/141749</id>
    <updated>2008-01-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police to the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-178.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.3690 U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-07:/action/141748</id>
    <updated>2008-01-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police to the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 07, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3690 U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-27:/action/141740</id>
    <updated>2007-12-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police to the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 27, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2521 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2521/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141544</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4838 Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4838/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141235</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3690 U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3690/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-18:/action/141148</id>
    <updated>2007-12-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police to the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 18, 2007: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-09:/action/136361</id>
    <updated>2007-11-09T00:00:00Z</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;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4017 Community Action Rebuilding Effort Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-31:/action/135438</id>
    <updated>2007-10-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to provide that, in the case of leave-based donation programs with respect to the California wildfires, cash payments made by employers to qualifying charities in exchange for forgone employee leave will not be treated as income to participating employees and will be deductible by the employers as business expenses or charitable contributions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4015 Job Protection for Survivors Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-31:/action/135430</id>
    <updated>2007-10-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide job protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2240 Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2240/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-25:/action/134929</id>
    <updated>2007-10-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit termination of employment of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel responding to emergencies, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3690 U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3690/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-27:/action/130804</id>
    <updated>2007-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police to the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2851 Michelle's Law</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2851/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-25:/action/119692</id>
    <updated>2007-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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