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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Ex-prisoners of war</title>
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  <updated>2008-02-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2640 Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2640/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-14:/action/145775</id>
    <updated>2008-02-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1315 Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1315/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-07:/action/111269</id>
    <updated>2007-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1710 To modify the calculation of back pay for persons who were approved for promotion as members of the Navy and Marine Corps while interned as prisoners of war during World War II to take into account changes in the Consumer Price Index.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1710/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-27:/action/107399</id>
    <updated>2007-03-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To modify the calculation of back pay for persons who were approved for promotion as members of the Navy and Marine Corps while interned as prisoners of war during World War II to take into account changes in the Consumer Price Index.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.961 Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s961/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-22:/action/97390</id>
    <updated>2007-03-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.848 Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s848/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-13:/action/96341</id>
    <updated>2007-03-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1197 Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1197/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-27:/action/94275</id>
    <updated>2007-02-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.284 Civilian Prisoner-of-War Medal Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h284/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-05:/action/91216</id>
    <updated>2007-01-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of a prisoner-of-war medal to civilian employees of the Federal Government who, during war or under wartime conditions, are taken captive by armed forces or agents of a foreign government hostile to the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.23 Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h23/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-04:/action/89040</id>
    <updated>2007-01-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.71 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain disabled former prisoners of war to use Department of Defense commissary and exchange stores.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s71/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-04:/action/89667</id>
    <updated>2007-01-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain disabled former prisoners of war to use Department of Defense commissary and exchange stores.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.156 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h156/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-04:/action/88876</id>
    <updated>2007-01-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.404 Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Vice Admiral (retired) James B. Stockdale, United States Navy.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hr404/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-28:/action/65487</id>
    <updated>2005-07-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Vice Admiral (retired) James B. Stockdale, United States Navy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3329 Civilian Prisoner-of-War Medal Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h3329/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-19:/action/44413</id>
    <updated>2005-07-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of a prisoner-of-war medal to civilian employees of the Federal Government who are taken captive, by armed forces or agents of a foreign government hostile to the United States, during war or under wartime conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1271 Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1271/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-20:/action/65394</id>
    <updated>2005-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1272 Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1272/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-20:/action/69050</id>
    <updated>2005-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, and title II of the Social Security Act to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1182 Veterans Health Care Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1182/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-07:/action/55287</id>
    <updated>2005-06-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2344 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h2344/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-05-12:/action/70252</id>
    <updated>2005-05-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1611 To modify the calculation of back pay for persons who were approved for promotion as members of the Navy and Marine Corps while interned as prisoners of war during World War II to take into account changes in the Consumer Price Index.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h1611/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-04-13:/action/73383</id>
    <updated>2005-04-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To modify the calculation of back pay for persons who were approved for promotion as members of the Navy and Marine Corps while interned as prisoners of war during World War II to take into account changes in the Consumer Price Index.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1598 Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h1598/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-04-13:/action/74393</id>
    <updated>2005-04-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.109 Honoring Army Specialist Shoshana Nyree Johnson, former prisoner of war in Iraq.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hc109/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-03-17:/action/75650</id>
    <updated>2005-03-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring Army Specialist Shoshana Nyree Johnson, former prisoner of war in Iraq.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1321 To make funds available to pay the United States prisoners of war that brought suit against the Government of Iraq in the case of Acree v. Republic of Iraq.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h1321/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-03-15:/action/77498</id>
    <updated>2005-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To make funds available to pay the United States prisoners of war that brought suit against the Government of Iraq in the case of Acree v. Republic of Iraq.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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