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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Banks and banking</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176572</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176757</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-343.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176573</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1424/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-03:/action/176574</id>
    <updated>2008-10-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 03, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3268 Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3268/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/166355</id>
    <updated>2008-07-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act, to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3254 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow banks to be taxed as limited liability companies, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3254/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-11:/action/165924</id>
    <updated>2008-07-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow banks to be taxed as limited liability companies, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3252 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3252/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/165895</id>
    <updated>2008-07-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6312 Credit Union, Bank, and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6312/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/action/161581</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and reduce burdens, to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3153 Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3153/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-18:/action/161349</id>
    <updated>2008-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978, to require the Council to establish a single telephone number that consumers with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3119 Economic Recovery Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3119/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/action/160169</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to stimulate the economy by encouraging energy efficiency, infrastructure and workforce investment, and homeownership retention, and by amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide certain business tax relief and incentives, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5715/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/action/156518</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 07, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5715/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/action/156519</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-227.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5715/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/action/156270</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 06, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5715/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/action/152176</id>
    <updated>2008-05-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;May 01, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5914 Student Loan Access Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5914/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/action/151675</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To clarify the authority of the Federal Financing Bank to purchase loans guaranteed under part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5841 Bank and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5841/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/action/150348</id>
    <updated>2008-04-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5767 To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from proposing, prescribing, or implementing any regulation under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5767/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/action/149741</id>
    <updated>2008-04-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from proposing, prescribing, or implementing any regulation under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2831 Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2831/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149185</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5715/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149135</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2823 Transportation Empowerment Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2823/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-07:/action/148993</id>
    <updated>2008-04-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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