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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Human rights</title>
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  <updated>2012-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2101 An original bill to strengthen the multilateral sanctions regime with respect to Iran, to expand sanctions relating to the energy sector of Iran, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Iran, and human rights abuses in Iran, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2101/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-12:/action/320575</id>
    <updated>2012-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to strengthen the multilateral sanctions regime with respect to Iran, to expand sanctions relating to the energy sector of Iran, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by Iran, and human rights abuses in Iran, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.370 A resolution calling for democratic change in Syria.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr370/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-02-08:/action/320368</id>
    <updated>2012-02-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution calling for democratic change in Syria.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.366 A resolution honoring the life of dissident and democracy activist Wilman Villar Mendoza and condemning the Castro regime for the death of Wilman Villar Mendoza.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr366/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-31:/action/319493</id>
    <updated>2012-01-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution honoring the life of dissident and democracy activist Wilman Villar Mendoza and condemning the Castro regime for the death of Wilman Villar Mendoza.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.34 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in honor of the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sc34/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-29:/action/319259</id>
    <updated>2012-01-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in honor of the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.356 A resolution expressing support for the people of Tibet.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr356/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-29:/action/319281</id>
    <updated>2012-01-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing support for the people of Tibet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.97 Expressing the sense of Congress in honor of the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hc97/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-26:/action/319227</id>
    <updated>2012-01-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of Congress in honor of the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.354 A resolution honoring the life of dissident and democracy activist Wilman Villar Mendoza and condemning the Castro regime for the death of Wilman Villar Mendoza.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr354/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-25:/action/319174</id>
    <updated>2012-01-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution honoring the life of dissident and democracy activist Wilman Villar Mendoza and condemning the Castro regime for the death of Wilman Villar Mendoza.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.527 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding Tunisia's peaceful Jasmine Revolution.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr527/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-24:/action/319081</id>
    <updated>2012-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding Tunisia's peaceful Jasmine Revolution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3830 To restrict the provision of defense articles and defense services to the Government of Iraq, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h3830/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-24:/action/319105</id>
    <updated>2012-01-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To restrict the provision of defense articles and defense services to the Government of Iraq, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.526 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect toward the establishment of a democratic and prosperous Republic of Georgia and the establishment of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict with Georgia's internationally recognized borders.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr526/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-23:/action/319045</id>
    <updated>2012-01-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect toward the establishment of a democratic and prosperous Republic of Georgia and the establishment of a peaceful and just resolution to the conflict with Georgia's internationally recognized borders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2034 A bill to impose sanctions with respect to human rights abuses committed against the people of Syria, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s2034/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-23:/action/319008</id>
    <updated>2012-01-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to impose sanctions with respect to human rights abuses committed against the people of Syria, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.521 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-hr521/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-22:/action/318869</id>
    <updated>2012-01-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.352 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-sr352/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-22:/action/318939</id>
    <updated>2012-01-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should work with the Government of Haiti to address gender-based violence against women and children.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.515 Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h515/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-02:/action/318380</id>
    <updated>2012-01-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 02, 2012: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.515 Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h515/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-02:/action/318381</id>
    <updated>2012-01-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;January 02, 2012: Became Public Law No: 112-82.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2055/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-22:/action/318339</id>
    <updated>2011-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 22, 2011: Became Public Law No: 112-74.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.515 Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h515/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-22:/action/318349</id>
    <updated>2011-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 22, 2011: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2867 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2867/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-22:/action/318310</id>
    <updated>2011-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 22, 2011: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2867 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2867/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-22:/action/318338</id>
    <updated>2011-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To reauthorize the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 22, 2011: Became Public Law No: 112-75.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2055/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-12-22:/action/318312</id>
    <updated>2011-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 22, 2011: Signed by President.    </content>
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