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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Marriage</title>
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  <updated>2008-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3313 Victims of Polygamy Assistance Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-23:/action/167107</id>
    <updated>2008-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a Federal Polygamy Task Force, to authorize assistance for victims of polygamy, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3288 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-18:/action/166797</id>
    <updated>2008-07-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 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 Introduced: S.J.Res.43 Marriage Protection Amendment</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/action/164779</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.89 Marriage Protection Amendment</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/158675</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2984 Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/action/156160</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance veterans' benefits, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2682 United Nations Population Fund Restoration Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2682/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-29:/action/146421</id>
    <updated>2008-02-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to direct United States funding to the United Nations Population Fund for certain purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.74 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141473</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4777 To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities; to provide that a survivor annuity be provided to the widow or widower of a former employee who dies after separating from Government service with title to a deferred annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System but before establishing a valid claim therefor, and for other purposes.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-18:/action/140803</id>
    <updated>2007-12-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities; to provide that a survivor annuity be provided to the widow or widower of a former employee who dies after separating from Government service with title to a deferred annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System but before establishing a valid claim therefor, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4065 Taking Action to Keep Employees Accountable in Immigration Matters Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/action/135646</id>
    <updated>2007-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws, to enhance border security, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3395 Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-03:/action/127341</id>
    <updated>2007-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1998 International Child Marriage Prevention and Protection Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1998/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-03:/action/127024</id>
    <updated>2007-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reduce child marriage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3175 International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3175/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-25:/action/125274</id>
    <updated>2007-07-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3086 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide, in the case of certain widows and widowers whose judicial survivors' annuities are terminated on account of remarriage, for the restoration of benefits upon the dissolution of the remarriage.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3086/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-18:/action/122930</id>
    <updated>2007-07-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide, in the case of certain widows and widowers whose judicial survivors' annuities are terminated on account of remarriage, for the restoration of benefits upon the dissolution of the remarriage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1626 Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1626/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-14:/action/118352</id>
    <updated>2007-06-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XIV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2604 United Nations Population Fund Women's Health and Dignity Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2604/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-07:/action/117536</id>
    <updated>2007-06-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide financial and other support to the United Nations Population Fund to carry out activities to save women's lives, limit the incidence of abortion and maternal mortality associated with unsafe abortion, promote universal access to safe and reliable family planning, and assist women, children, and men in developing countries to live better lives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2522 Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-24:/action/113977</id>
    <updated>2007-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish a congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.431 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the United States.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/action/117855</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Recognizing the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.972 Responsible Education About Life Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s972/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-22:/action/97413</id>
    <updated>2007-03-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1653 Responsible Education About Life Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1653/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-22:/action/97346</id>
    <updated>2007-03-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the reduction of adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.915 Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s915/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-19:/action/96895</id>
    <updated>2007-03-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a pilot program to provide grants to encourage eligible institutions of higher education to establish and operate pregnant and parenting student services offices for pregnant students, parenting students, prospective parenting students who are anticipating a birth or adoption, and students who are placing or have placed a child for adoption.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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