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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Water quality</title>
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  <updated>2013-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4126</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s954/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-13:/action/358659</id>
    <updated>2013-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.953 Student Loan Affordability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s953/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-13:/action/358767</id>
    <updated>2013-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans, to modify required distribution rules for pension plans, to limit earnings stripping by expatriated entities, to provide for modifications related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.890 Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s890/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357934</id>
    <updated>2013-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to clarify the definition of navigable waters, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.864 Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s864/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-05:/action/357737</id>
    <updated>2013-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to small public water systems, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.861 A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s861/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-05:/action/357746</id>
    <updated>2013-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1829 Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1829/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-05:/action/357652</id>
    <updated>2013-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide guidance and clarification regarding issuing new and renewal permits, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.837 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s837/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356937</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.849 Permanent Stewardship Contracting Authority Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s849/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356781</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for the conduct of stewardship contracting projects, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.841 Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s841/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/357025</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate certain Federal land in the San Juan National Forest in the State of Colorado as wilderness, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.830 EPA Fair Play Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s830/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356906</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify and confirm the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to deny or restrict the use of defined areas as disposal sites for the discharge of dredged or fill material.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.816 Stewardship End Result Contracting Project Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s816/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356972</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to provide for the conduct of stewardship end result contracting projects.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1744 Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1744/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/357064</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the implementation of the multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, and Lincoln County, Nevada, to extend the authority to purchase certain parcels of public land, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.827 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s827/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/357054</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1727 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1727/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/357045</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.828 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s828/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/357051</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.802 Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s802/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-23:/action/356725</id>
    <updated>2013-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1647 Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1647/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/355979</id>
    <updated>2013-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.757 Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s757/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-16:/action/355738</id>
    <updated>2013-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for the implementation of the multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, and Lincoln County, Nevada, to extend the authority to purchase certain parcels of public land, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1496 Pest Free Food Supply Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1496/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-10:/action/355183</id>
    <updated>2013-04-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw the proposed order published in the January 19, 2011, Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 3422) pertaining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.679 Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s679/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-08:/action/354658</id>
    <updated>2013-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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