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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Amnesties</title>
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  <updated>2007-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/6913</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.440 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any comprehensive plan to combat illegal immigration must increase resources for border patrol, establish an instant employment eligibility verification system, renew a limited temporary worker program, prohibit blanket amnesty for illegal aliens who have deliberately broken the law, and give priority to law-abiding, highly-skilled immigrants applying for legal citizenship.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-24:/action/114086</id>
    <updated>2007-05-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any comprehensive plan to combat illegal immigration must increase resources for border patrol, establish an instant employment eligibility verification system, renew a limited temporary worker program, prohibit blanket amnesty for illegal aliens who have deliberately broken the law, and give priority to law-abiding, highly-skilled immigrants applying for legal citizenship.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.351 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal authorities should strengthen and vigorously enforce all existing immigration laws.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr351/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-01:/action/110436</id>
    <updated>2007-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal authorities should strengthen and vigorously enforce all existing immigration laws.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.119 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should immediately and unequivocally call for the enforcement of existing immigration laws in order to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and to reduce the massive influx of illegal aliens into the United States.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc119/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-18:/action/108813</id>
    <updated>2007-04-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should immediately and unequivocally call for the enforcement of existing immigration laws in order to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and to reduce the massive influx of illegal aliens into the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1141 Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-16:/action/93905</id>
    <updated>2007-02-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.456 Small Business Paperwork Relief Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h456/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-12:/action/90198</id>
    <updated>2007-01-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.281 Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s281/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-12:/action/91354</id>
    <updated>2007-01-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.15 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not grant blanket amnesty to persons known to have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc15/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-05:/action/89233</id>
    <updated>2007-01-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not grant blanket amnesty to persons known to have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.442 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not grant blanket amnesty to persons known to have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hc442/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-06-29:/action/44184</id>
    <updated>2006-06-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not grant blanket amnesty to persons known to have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.90 Disapproving the granting of amnesty by the Government of Iraq to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the Armed Forces of the United States or citizens of the United States in Iraq.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hj90/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-06-22:/action/43987</id>
    <updated>2006-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Disapproving the granting of amnesty by the Government of Iraq to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the Armed Forces of the United States or citizens of the United States in Iraq.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5242 Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act of 2006</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h5242/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-04-27:/action/50137</id>
    <updated>2006-04-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2656 Small Business Paperwork Amnesty Act of 2006</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s2656/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-04-26:/action/50225</id>
    <updated>2006-04-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.618 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning Syria and Lebanon.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hr618/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-12-15:/action/56899</id>
    <updated>2005-12-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning Syria and Lebanon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4437 Border Security bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h4437/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-12-06:/action/55037</id>
    <updated>2005-12-06T00:00:00Z</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.3700 Reducing Immigration to a Genuinely Healthy Total (RIGHT) Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h3700/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-09-08:/action/61010</id>
    <updated>2005-09-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To reform immigration to serve the national interest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.221 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should immediately and unequivocally call for the enforcement of existing immigration laws in order to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and to reduce the massive influx of illegal aliens into the United States.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hc221/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-27:/action/63284</id>
    <updated>2005-07-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should immediately and unequivocally call for the enforcement of existing immigration laws in order to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and to reduce the massive influx of illegal aliens into the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3333 REAL GUEST Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h3333/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-19:/action/64019</id>
    <updated>2005-07-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To enhance border enforcement, improve homeland security, remove incentives for illegal immigration, and establish a guest worker program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2088 Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h2088/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-05-04:/action/70078</id>
    <updated>2005-05-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1495 Selective Service Registration Termination Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h1495/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-04-06:/action/74568</id>
    <updated>2005-04-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Military Selective Service Act to terminate the registration requirement and the activities of civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, and similar local agencies of the Selective Service System, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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