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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Alzheimer's disease</title>
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  <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/7721</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6503 Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6503/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166304</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6203 La Cura Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6203/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/action/159359</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure sufficient resources and increase efforts for research at the National Institutes of Health relating to Alzheimer's disease, to authorize an education and outreach program to promote public awareness and risk reduction with respect to Alzheimer's disease (with particular emphasis on education and outreach in Hispanic populations), and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3092 Cure and Understanding through Research for Alzheimer's Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3092/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/action/159208</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure sufficient resources and increase efforts for research at the National Institutes of Health relating to Alzheimer's disease, to authorize an education and outreach program to promote public awareness and risk reduction with respect to Alzheimer's disease (with particular emphasis on education and outreach in Hispanic populations), and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5898 Silver Alert Grant Program Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5898/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/action/151148</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize a grant program to help establish and improve State-administered notification systems to help locate missing individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.617 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr617/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-03:/action/127528</id>
    <updated>2007-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.273 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-sr273/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-16:/action/122692</id>
    <updated>2007-07-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.543 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr543/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-12:/action/122443</id>
    <updated>2007-07-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp to support medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1807 Alzheimer's Family Assistance Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1807/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-29:/action/107787</id>
    <updated>2007-03-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide more help to Alzheimer's disease caregivers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1663/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-23:/action/106602</id>
    <updated>2007-03-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and improve coverage of mental health services under the Medicare Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1560 Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1560/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-19:/action/96840</id>
    <updated>2007-03-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.897 Alzheimer's Family Assistance Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s897/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/action/96736</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide more help to Alzheimer's disease caregivers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.898 Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s898/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-15:/action/96738</id>
    <updated>2007-03-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1032 Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1032/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-13:/action/93228</id>
    <updated>2007-02-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's patients and their families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.650 To provide for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of contracting for the use of private memory care facilities for veterans with Alzheimer's Disease.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h650/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-24:/action/106634</id>
    <updated>2007-01-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of contracting for the use of private memory care facilities for veterans with Alzheimer's Disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2862 Appropriations bill FY2006, Commerce, Justice, Science, State</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h2862/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-11-22:/action/58263</id>
    <updated>2005-11-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 22, 2005: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2862 Appropriations bill FY2006, Commerce, Justice, Science, State</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h2862/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-11-22:/action/58264</id>
    <updated>2005-11-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 22, 2005: Became Public Law No: 109-108.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2862 Appropriations bill FY2006, Commerce, Justice, Science, State</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h2862/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-11-18:/action/58262</id>
    <updated>2005-11-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 18, 2005: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2862 Appropriations bill FY2006, Commerce, Justice, Science, State</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h2862/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-11-17:/action/58261</id>
    <updated>2005-11-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 17, 2005: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.466 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-hr466/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-09-27:/action/61552</id>
    <updated>2005-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3642 Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h3642/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-29:/action/64319</id>
    <updated>2005-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's patients and their families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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